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
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Hippo Digital Limited
- Value
- £633,120
- Procedure
- Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- IT services · Systems consultancy services (CPV 72246000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Dec 2024
- Published2 Oct 2025Published 298 days after the contract date
Description
NHS England is investing in the development of an interoperable NHS Research Secure Data Environment (SDE) Network across England. SDEs within the Network will enable approved researchers secure access to privacy protected NHS data. This will be underpinned by critical work related to information governance policy, commercial principles for data access by academic and industry partners, and public, patient, and professional involvement and engagement. NHS Research SDEs will support a range of research use cases (e.g.AI/algorithm development, clinical trials activities, real world studies, translational research, epidemiological studies, and health systems research). This will improve understanding of diseases, interventions, and pathways, which will translate to improved patient care locally and nationally and will contribute to delivery of the Life Sciences Vision and the NHS Long Term Plan.
About the supplier
Hippo Digital Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09877239).