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DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability

Department of Health & Social Care · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 11:40.

Opportunity overview

DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163) The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to award a contract for flexible access to multidisciplinary digital, data and technology delivery capability to support ASC priorities from discovery through alpha, private beta and public beta, where approved through a relevant Statement of Work and governance route. Initial contract term: 36 months Extension: The contract may be extended for a period or periods up to 24 months (12 months + 12 months), contingent upon the sole discretion of the Buyer, budget availability, and internal governance approvals. Estimated value for contract (including extensions): We are exploring the cost of this service with the market via this preliminary market engagement and will use this information to inform the value of the contract. At present, the maximum indicative contract ceiling is expected to be £30,000,000. The DHSC is issuing this early engagement to seek information and feedback from the market to gain better understanding of the intelligence, budget cap and appetite for this project. For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming DHSC procurement and seek feedback from suppliers that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the services. This market engagement process does not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier bids will be evaluated on the same basis. The contracting authority considers that this future opportunity may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The procurement exercise will be undertaken via Atamis system. Select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so. Registration is free of any charge. To find this opportunity in the future, select “Find Opportunities” and then search by project number or title (DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163)). Once you have found the Opportunity press the ‘Register Interest’ button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on ‘My proposals and quotes’. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the completed questionnaire, or decline to respond, if you decide not to participate in the Market Engagement. The completed questionnaire should be returned via Atamis quoting “DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163)” no later than Wednesday 9th September, 5pm.

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV72212517 — IT software development services
  • CPV72262000 — Software development services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C468163
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212517
Description
IT software development services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72262000
Description
Software development services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The completed questionnaire should be returned via Atamis quoting “DHSC: ASC: Digital Delivery Capability (C468163)” no later than Wednesday 9th September, 5pm.
Due
9 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081076-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Aug 2026, 09:30
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department of Health & Social Care
Id
GB-PPON-PMQG-9965-CHZR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMQG-9965-CHZR

Address

Street Address
39 Victoria Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 0EU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Emily Wells

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 0EU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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