Awarded contract

DHSC: WTD - Information Management Services 4 (IMS4)

Details

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care
Supplier(s): EntServ UK Ltd
Value: £48,960,000
Duration: 8 years
Topic: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Published: 26 April 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

DHSC: Information Management Services 4 (IMS4): The IMS4 Programme is the contract for the Provision of Information Management Services to the Department. The contract has been awarded to EntServ UK (Trading as DXC). The new contract will replace the current IMS3 IT Services contract with Atos, which is due to expire in October 2022. The new contract is for an initial 5-year term, valued at £36.17M and includes an option to extend for a further 2 years with a total contract value of £48.96M.

Timeline

Completed: Award date17 December 2021
Completed: Award published26 April 2023
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date25 July 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

The Department of Health and Social Care sets health and social care policy for England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation through contracts tiered by value. Suppliers register on Atamis, the department's e-tendering portal, to see live opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender once government thresholds are passed. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Every contract carries a 30-day payment term under the Procurement Act 2023.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Health and Social Care's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

72000000 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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