Contract award · 28 Sep 2026

Smartcards Service

NHS England awarded “Smartcards Service” to British Telecommunications plc for £13.6m on 28 Sep 2026.

IT servicesYorkshire and the Humber

BuyerNHS England
Value £13.6m

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
NHS England · Body governed by public law
Value
£13,592,152.90
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
IT services · Information technology services (CPV 72222300)
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Sep 2026
  2. Published28 Sep 2026Published the same day

Description

Smartcard Service for the NHS. Includes supply of Smartcards, Middleware (inc. development) and associated support and logistics wraparound services. Contract awarded on a 3+1+1 year term, following further competition under Lot 1 of the CCS TePAS2 framework (RM6098/L1).

About the supplier

More from NHS England

All contracts

More won by British Telecommunications plc

All contracts

Recent IT services contracts

Sector overview