AwardedAwarded 28 September 2026

Smartcards Service

NHS England · NHS and health

In brief

NHS England awarded IT and software work to British Telecommunications plc on 28 September 2026.

The notice gives a value of £13,592,153 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 37 months, starting 1 October 2026.

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What the notice says

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).

Who won

WinnerValueDates
British Telecommunications plc£13,592,153
Awarded 28 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice a0c90b5f-6dbc-47e7-b2c7-66ef27845cc8-915739

About the buyer

NHS EnglandLast 12 months

Procurements

1117

Awards

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From notice a0c90b5f-6dbc-47e7-b2c7-66ef27845cc8-915739 on Contracts Finder, first published 28 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.