Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Digital
- Supplier
- IBM United Kingdom Limited
- Value
- £52,400,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- IT services · Software maintenance and repair services (CPV 72267000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Aug 2022
- Published10 Feb 2025Published 910 days after the contract date
Description
The NHS App was announced by the Secretary of State for Health at Expo 2017. It was launched in January 2019 and provides a simple and secure way for people to access a range of NHS services on their mobile device or computer. The NHS App is currently available for download in both the Apple and Google Play stores and is also available to access from a browser via a desktop or laptop computer. The NHS's Long-Term Plan objectives state that the NHS App will create a standard online way for people to access the NHS and that the app will work seamlessly with other services at national and local levels and, where appropriate, be integrated into patient pathways. The NHS App seeks to empower patients by giving them access to core NHS transaction services and visibility of their records. The initial term for the Call-Off Contract value is 48 months , Initial Value of £52.4M with an option to extend for a further 12 months Update: Initial value of the call-off contract uplifted by £26.2m ex-…
About the supplier
IBM United Kingdom Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00741598).