Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Simpson Associates Information Services Limited SME
- Value
- £258,560
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Business analysis consultancy services (CPV 72221000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 027297-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Mar 2026
- Published25 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
BNSSG has worked with partners to successfully design, develop, test, and deliver the technical platform for a Secure Data Environment (SDE). This platform provides a controlled and compliant environment for the secure management, sharing, and analysis of sensitive data for the purposes of research. With the technical build now complete and tested, the programme was in business-as-usual phase. Which will deliver a high-quality live service to researchers throughout 26/27. To supplement existing in-house expertise, a technical partner to support the delivery of a cloud-based service and help continue to improve and develop our platform. SW-SDE covers 6 integrated care systems (including hundreds of data controllers), who are engaged through a well-established leadership board. The SW-SDE is hosted by NHS Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB). Allocated funding of up to £200,000 for an initial 12-month contract, with a further £200,000 av…
About the supplier
Simpson Associates Information Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03442572).