This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with the data analysis firm Tussell, we drill down into the most valuable tenders and awards of the last seven days. Here’s what we found this week…
Prior information notices
The largest PIN of the week comes from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), which has unveiled plans to develop a new transport model for the region. The authority says it’s looking to harness improvements to modelling and simulation software to help address its “future mobility challenges”. WMCA has allocated £10m to the project, which will be delivered by a number of specialist suppliers.
| Authority | Contract Title | Date Published | Bid Deadline | Framework | Tender Value (High) |
| West Midlands Combined Authority | Transport Model Development | 4/10/19 | – | N | £10m |
| West Midlands Combined Authority | CAV: Software Partner and Platform | 30/9/19 | – | N | £5m |
| Ministry of Defence | Operational Analysis (OA) | 3/10/19 | – | N | £4.6m |
| Ministry of Defence | Wearable-Integrated Rehabilitation Application | 4/10/19 | – | N | £550k |
| Consumer Council for Water | Expression of Interest Request: Benefits Calculator & Grants Search Tool | 3/10/19 | – | N | £1 |
Tenders
NHS London Procurement Partnership is inviting developers to join a new framework for health and social care apps. The framework, valued at up to £3bn, will provide the means for the public sector to “procure safe and clinically beneficial applications to meet their health and social care needs supporting patients, clinicians and non-clinical staff”. The deadline for applications is 4 November.
| Authority | Contract Title | Date Published | Bid Deadline | Framework | Tender Value (High) |
| NHS London Procurement Partnership | Health and Social Care Apps DPS | 4/10/19 | 4/11/19 | Y | £3bn |
| Highways England | Free-Flow Charging Package B: UK Enforcement Services | 3/10/19 | 31/1/19 | Y | £120m |
| Scottish Government | Desktop Client Device Framework | 1/10/19 | 25/10/19 | Y | £90m |
| Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Healthcare Output and Content Management System | 30/9/19 | 28/10/19 | Y | £65m |
| Northern Ireland Electricity Networks | Provision of Managed Service for Operational Telecommunications Network | 30/9/19 | 28/10/19 | Y | £42.8m |
Awards
Hitachi Consulting has won the largest award of the week: a £50m contract to build a “digital control centre” for Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and the Pennine Acute NHS Trust. The control centre, the award notice explains, is intended to bring together “the latest advances in data analytics and digital health” to modernise the way the trusts administer healthcare.
| Contracting Authority | Supplier | Contract Title | Date Awarded | Framework | Value |
| Procurement for Housing | Multiple Suppliers | Electronic Payments and Associated Services | 10/9/19 | Y | £60m |
| Leeds City Council | Multiple Suppliers | Yorkshire and Humber Discovery and Development Services Framework | 27/9/19 | Y | £52m |
| Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust | Hitachi Consulting UK Limited | Digital Control Centre | 30/9/19 | N | £50m |
| Aberdeenshire Council | Multiple Suppliers | Provision of Gigabit Connectivity Framework | 26/9/19 | Y | £22m |
| Crown Prosecution Service | Trustmarque Solutions Limited | Microsoft Licensing and Support | 4/9/19 | N | £8.6m |
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