Federated Data Platform and Associated Services

Tender description

NHS England has procured a contract for the provision of Federated Data Platform and Associated Services (FDP-AS). The data platform will be owned and controlled by the NHS to unlock the power of NHS data to understand patterns, solve problems, plan services for local populations and ultimately transform the health and care of the people they serve.<br/><br/>The contract value set out in section II.1.7.1 is not a committed amount.<br/>Under the terms of the contract, the Authority pays for data platform services as they are consumed according to an agreed pricing schedule and therefore the contract value could increase to a forecasted amount of £330m. This figure is also not a committed amount. Lot 1: NHS England has undertaken a competitive procurement, using the competitive dialogue procedure, for the provision of a Federated Data Platform and Associated Services for NHS England and NHS bodies.<br/><br/>The procurement has been undertaken in accordance with the procurement documentation and process outlined.<br/><br/>Services will be provided under the contract for FDP-AS to NHS bodies (as defined in the National Health Service Act 2006) and other providers of NHS-funded services (in relation to the provision of those services), as well as NHS England.<br/><br/>The data platform is a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) Solution, which will enable the use and sharing of data using a safe and secure environment. Additional information: Additional information on the Federated Data Platform can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/digitising-connecting-and-transforming-health-and-care/