Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- DHSC
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Sep 2025
- Published11 Sep 2025Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
The SCIP is designed to address the priority data needs of Direct Care within CQC registered Residential and Community-based Adult Social Care (ASC) services. It will ensure seamless access to critical health and care information, supporting key use cases such as: • Access to care information for assessment and planning. • Safeguarding and safety alerts for health and care professionals. • Efficient transfer of records between social care providers. Beyond these core capabilities, SCIP will establish a foundation for future interoperability and evolving needs, including: • Enhanced Direct Care services, such as secure messaging and citizen access to records. • Planning, oversight, and service management, including business continuity and regulatory access. • Population health management to enable proactive and preventative care. • Research and innovation, leveraging social care data for AI and automation. Digital Social Care Record (DSCR) solutions have been assured by NHS England to …
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).