AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England announced an award to IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED for cloud and hosting technical delivery support, competed under the RM6190 Technology Services 4 framework (Lot 1). The published award value is £4.0m excluding VAT (£4.8m including VAT).
Published outcomeAward announced on 13 October 2026. The record lists a future signature date of 23 October 2026, so the supplied data does not confirm that the contract had been signed at publication.
Market significanceA £4.0m ex-VAT specialist cloud-and-hosting services award supporting NHS cloud adoption, migration, technical standards and advisory capability.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 4000000 GBP · Verified supplier named on active award record
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Award 1 names IBM United Kingdom Limited as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 00741598 and provides verified company name IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 13 October 2026
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Award notice document 096719-2026 is dated 2026-10-13T16:37:46+01:00.
Award status
94% confidenceActive award record
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Award 1 has status 'active'; tender and lot 1 are marked 'complete'.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed; future signature scheduled for 23 October 2026
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Award milestone is type futureSignatureDate, due 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00, with status scheduled.
Planned service period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01 and endDate is 2029-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£4,000,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 4000000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£4,800,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 4800000 GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceSingle award; published award value applies to award 1
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The notice contains one award, one named supplier and related lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-13T16:37:46+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence23 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is due 2026-10-23.
Planned start date
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01.
Planned end date
99% confidence31 March 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2029-03-31.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 March 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2030-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
99% confidenceCloud and hosting technical delivery partner services
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Notice description states that NHS England awarded a Cloud & Hosting Technical Delivery Partner contract.
Activities
98% confidenceTechnical standards, policies, guidance, reference architectures, technical artefacts, advisory support, subject-matter expertise, workforce capability, innovation and strategy
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These activities are expressly listed in the notice description.
Delivery model
99% confidenceServices commissioned through individual Statements of Work during the term
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Notice description states that services will be commissioned through individual Statements of Work.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Published classification
99% confidenceCPV 85100000 — Health services
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Award item 1 lists additional classification CPV 85100000, described as Health services.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure; award under framework
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Tender procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails is Award under framework.
Framework route
99% confidenceFurther competition under RM6190 Technology Services 4, Lot 1
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Notice description specifies a Further Competition under RM6190 Technology Services 4, Lot 1.
Framework reference
98% confidenceRelated framework process: ocds-h6vhtk-04eac3
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relatedProcesses identifies framework ocid ocds-h6vhtk-04eac3 for lot 1.
Competition indication
93% confidenceMarked competitive
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Tender field competitive is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Award contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Extension option
99% confidenceOptional 12-month extension
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Award hasRenewal and hasOptions are true; both renewal and options descriptions state Optional 12 month extension.
Maximum term endpoint
99% confidence31 March 2030
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2030-03-31.
Call-off mechanism
99% confidenceIndividual Statements of Work
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Notice description states that services will be commissioned through individual Statements of Work.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand structure
90% confidenceThe Statements-of-Work model indicates task-level commissioning within the awarded term rather than a fully described fixed work package.
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The notice says services will be commissioned through individual Statements of Work during the contract term.
Market route
98% confidenceThe opportunity was sourced through a further competition among suppliers on Technology Services 4 Lot 1.
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The notice states a Further Competition under RM6190 Technology Services 4, Lot 1.
Published pricing detail
96% confidenceOnly total award values are published; no rate card, Statement-of-Work budget allocation or pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Award data provides aggregate net and gross values only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceSignature and execution are not evidenced in the supplied record.
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The record contains a scheduled future signature date after the award notice date, rather than a completed signature milestone.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified, but no separate lot title, description or value is supplied.
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Lot 1 has null title, description and value fields.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBidder count, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale are not supplied in the published notice data.
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No such fields are included in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record is an award notice and contains a future scheduled signature date; it does not confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender dates, submission deadline, number of bids, evaluation results, award rationale, detailed pricing and Statement-of-Work allocations.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- The optional extension is published, but no extension exercise criteria or decision date is provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandIBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDcloud hosting technical delivery partnerRM6190 Technology Services 4public procurementcloud adoption
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED, verified against company number 00741598.
What is the published contract value?
£4,000,000 excluding VAT and £4,800,000 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied record does not confirm signature. It lists a future signature date scheduled for 23 October 2026.
How long is the planned term?
The planned base period is 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an optional 12-month extension and a stated maximum endpoint of 31 March 2030.
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.