DHSC awards £1.185m TDD operating model sprint to Guidehouse Europe Limited

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 11:27.

Opportunity overview

A time-bound "operating model sprint" to define the optimal central Technology, Digital and Data (TDD) function required for the health and care system, and to set out a safe transition from the current state to April 2027 and beyond, protecting live services and existing delivery commitments (including the 10 Year Health Plan) within the SR25 financial envelope. The sprint will define the functions of a future "digital centre" (with particular focus on cyber and data), clarify which decisions and responsibilities sit centrally versus being federated across regions, ICBs and providers (and the mandates retained by the centre), and specify how the centre will interact with DHSC and the wider system. It will develop deliverable operating model and organisational structure options (including product/pathway-centric approaches aligned to Modern Service Frameworks, market leverage, and appropriate build/own/operate/transfer balance), alongside a workforce strategy and an implementation and transition plan covering an immediate interim model, an April 2027 model for consultation in October 2026, and an end-state design with a realistic timeline that does not increase delivery, cyber or resilience risk. Delivery will be supported by circa three months of specialist consultancy, a dedicated DHSC/NHSE working team and DSIT input, under defined governance (steering group and senior sign-off) and proactive engagement with HMT, Cabinet Office, DSIT and assurance bodies.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

GUIDEHOUSE EUROPE LIMITED

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £1.2m
Awarded: 8 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-fe8cd6b0-b53a-4f22-a6c6-d8b30073c6f6-2
Status: active

Classification

CPV72222300 — Information technology services
CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
C453445 Order Form and Call-Off-Schedules_TDD Op Model_Guidehouse_v1_RedactedOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: CF-3573300D0O000000rwimUAA
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72222300
Description: Information technology services

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Tender Period

Ends: 14 Jun 2026, 12:00

Contract period

Starts: 15 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends: 13 Nov 2026, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: No
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: SW1H 0EU

Entry 2

Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-153240
Name: Department of Health and Social Care

Identifier

Legal Name: Department of Health and Social Care

Address

Street Address: 39 Victoria Street
Locality: London
Postal Code: SW1H 0EU
Country Name: GB

Contact

Name: Dolores Calle
Email: dolores.calle@dhsc.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-339177
Name: GUIDEHOUSE EUROPE LIMITED

Identifier

Legal Name: GUIDEHOUSE EUROPE LIMITED

Address

Street Address: 1 Angel Court, 7th & 8th Floors EC2R 7HJ

Details

Scale: sme

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-fe8cd6b0-b53a-4f22-a6c6-d8b30073c6f6-2
Status: active
Date: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 09:57

Value

Amount: 1,185,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339177
Name: GUIDEHOUSE EUROPE LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 15 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends: 13 Nov 2026, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 3
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8499f3e-1dc2-4ce6-b540-1d965ad775e2 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 09:57
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 4
Description: C453445 Order Form and Call-Off-Schedules_TDD Op Model_Guidehouse_v1_Redacted
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d3f874ce-1ce6-4cc6-b77f-ef5973123f47 ↗
Format: application/pdf

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · SW1H 0EU · GB
Delivery location · SW1H 0EU
Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

f8499f3e-1dc2-4ce6-b540-1d965ad775e2-917708Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 14 Oct 2026, 09:57

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Department of Health and Social Care awarded an active framework call-off to Guidehouse Europe Limited for a Technology, Digital and Data operating-model sprint for the health and care system.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; source status completeEvidence: Process display status is "awarded", notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder", and source status is "complete".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-fe8cd6b0-b53a-4f22-a6c6-d8b30073c6f6-2 has status "active".
Award decision date9 October 2026Evidence: The award date is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: f8499f3e-1dc2-4ce6-b540-1d965ad775e2-917708
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe8cd6b0-b53a-4f22-a6c6-d8b30073c6f6
First published: 14 Oct 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 11:27
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

The Department of Health and Social Care awarded an active framework call-off to Guidehouse Europe Limited for a Technology, Digital and Data operating-model sprint for the health and care system.

Published outcome

One active award, valued at £1,185,000, is recorded for Guidehouse Europe Limited. The published award record states a contract period from 15 June 2026 to 13 November 2026.

Market significance

This is a substantial short-term consultancy assignment focused on central digital, data and cyber operating-model design, transition planning and organisational options across the health and care system.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

GUIDEHOUSE EUROPE LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-fe8cd6b0-b53a-4f22-a6c6-d8b30073c6f6-2 · 1185000 GBP · active

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The active award names GUIDEHO–USE EUROPE LIMITED as supplier and records an award value of GBP 1,185,000. Supplier verification identifies Guidehouse Europe Limited, company number 11378449, through an exact-name match.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice; source status complete

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Process display status is "awarded", notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder", and source status is "complete".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-fe8cd6b0-b53a-4f22-a6c6-d8b30073c6f6-2 has status "active".

Award decision date

98% confidence

9 October 2026

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The award date is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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The award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-14T09:57:25+01:00.

Contract signature

94% confidence

Unknown

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The supplied award data includes an order-form document title but does not explicitly state that the contract was signed.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£1,185,000

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The award value is GBP 1,185,000; the tender value is also GBP 1,185,000.

Value allocation

97% confidence

Allocated to the single recorded award for Guidehouse Europe Limited

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There is one award, one named supplier and one award-level value. No lots are published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

98% confidence

14 June 2026, 12:00 BST

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Tender period endDate is 2026-06-14T12:00:00+01:00.

Published contract start

99% confidence

15 June 2026

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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate are 2026-06-15T00:00:00+01:00.

Published contract end

99% confidence

13 November 2026

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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate are 2026-11-13T23:59:59Z.

Published term

97% confidence

Approximately five months

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The published period runs from 15 June 2026 to 13 November 2026.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Technology, Digital and Data operating-model sprint

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The notice title is "DHSC:TDD: Technology, Digital and Data (TDD) Operating Model Sprint".

Core outputs

98% confidence

Design options for a future central digital centre, workforce strategy, and interim, April 2027 and end-state implementation and transition plans

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The description specifies operating-model and organisational structure options, a workforce strategy, and an implementation and transition plan covering these stages.

Focus areas

97% confidence

Central versus federated decision-making, cyber, data, market leverage, and build/own/operate/transfer balance

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These themes are explicitly listed in the published description.

Classification

99% confidence

Information technology services (CPV 72222300); IT consulting, software development, internet and support (CPV 72000000)

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The tender classification and additional classification provide these CPV codes and descriptions.

Delivery location

94% confidence

SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom

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The tender item gives delivery addresses of postal code SW1H 0EU and United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement route

99% confidence

Selective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement

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The process states procurement method "selective" and procurement method details "Call-off from a framework agreement".

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information on invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation scores and framework is not supplied in the published data.

Lot structure

99% confidence

No lots published

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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract period

99% confidence

15 June 2026 to 13 November 2026

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The published tender and award contract periods show these dates.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.

SME/VCSE suitability flags

98% confidence

Tender marked not suitable for SMEs and not suitable for VCSEs

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Tender suitability fields are sme: false and vcse: false.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial model signal

97% confidence

Framework call-off for specialist consultancy support

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The procurement route is a framework call-off and the description states that delivery will be supported by circa three months of specialist consultancy.

Demand signal

97% confidence

The assignment addresses operating-model, cyber, data, workforce and transition planning across the health and care system

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The published scope explicitly covers these areas.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-fe8cd6b0-b53a-4f22-a6c6-d8b30073c6f6
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Department of Health and Social Care

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The buyer party and process buyer_name identify the Department of Health and Social Care.

System engagement

96% confidence

The work is to be supported by a DHSC/NHSE team and DSIT input, with engagement stated for HMT, Cabinet Office, DSIT and assurance bodies

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The requirement description specifies these organisations and governance engagement.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Guidehouse Europe Limited; verified company number 11378449

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Supplier verification status is verified, with an exact-name match to verified company name Guidehouse Europe Limited and company number 11378449.

Source supplier scale

93% confidence

SME

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The supplier party details record scale as "sme".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

79% confidence

After the published end date of 13 November 2026, if further support is required

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This is an estimate based solely on the explicit published contract end date; no renewal or extension option is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award-to-start date sequence

99% confidence

The published contract start date predates the award decision date and award-notice publication date

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Contract start is 15 June 2026; award date is 9 October 2026; publication is 14 October 2026. The source does not explain this sequence.

Published information gaps

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: framework name, bid count, evaluation details, individual pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms and explicit signature evidence.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent from the supplied record.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published dates show a contract start on 15 June 2026 before the recorded award decision on 9 October 2026 and notice publication on 14 October 2026; the source does not explain the sequence.
The published record does not provide the framework name, number of bidders, evaluation approach or scores, pricing breakdown, individual lot information, extension or renewal terms, or explicit evidence of signature.
No lots are published, so there is no lot-level scope or value allocation to analyse.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the DHSC TDD Operating Model Sprint award?

Guidehouse Europe Limited is the sole supplier named on the active award.

What is the published award value?

The published award value is £1,185,000.

What procurement route was used?

The notice states that this was a selective call-off from a framework agreement.

When does the published contract period run?

The published period runs from 15 June 2026 to 13 November 2026. The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

DHSC:TDD: Technology, Digital and Data (TDD) Operating Model Sprint

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

GUIDEHOUSE EUROPE LIMITED

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