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Child Health Information Services - North East and Yorkshire and Cumbria

NHS England · NHS and health

In brief

NHS England has announced plans to buy IT and software and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 118 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is being published to the market to state that NHS England commenced market engagement on 06 February 2025 and that a Prior Information Notice was published on that date to advise the market. Previous published notices relating to this opportunity: F01: Prior information notice Prior information only Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-004027 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04dc62 Published 6 February 2025, 4:07pm UK1 Pipeline Notice Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-025076 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051e7f Published 22 May 2025, 3:10pm and edited to reflect an amendment to the estimated publication date of the tender notice: UK1 Pipeline Notice Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-014156 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051e7f Published 17 February 2026, 10:22am

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 017686-2026

Last time this was bought

Child Health Information Services - North East and Cumbria, and Yorkshire and Humber

Awarded
28 July 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on NHS England, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

NHS EnglandLast 12 months

Procurements

1196

Awards

483

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. LGS-Q-004-2026 Audio Visual System

    Middlesbrough CouncilNorth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon1 hour leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £143kestimated
  2. NW2964 - Microsoft 365, AI and Intelligent Automation Partner Framework Agreement

    Northern Gas Networks LimitedNorth East, East of EnglandIT services and software

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £7.2mframework ceiling
  3. Royal Navy Museums Broadband Services

    National Museum of the Royal NavyNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Northern IrelandIT services and software

    Closing soon4 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated
  4. Oracle Server Support and Maintenance

    Newcastle City CouncilNorth EastIT services and software

    Closing soon6 days leftSmall contract

    £41kestimated
  5. Technical Implementation Partner & Business Change Partner (DASP)

    NHS Blood and TransplantNorth East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestIT services and software, Management consultancy

    Open8 days leftLow competition2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £9.17mestimated

From notice 017686-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.