Awarded contract

Terminology Server

Details

Buyer: HSC Business Services Organisation
Supplier(s): DH OpCo UK Ltd (Dedalus)
Value: £780,000
Duration: 4 years
Topic: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Published: 14 August 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The procurement is for a centrally hosted Terminology Server solution to support the management and distribution of clinical and administrative coding systems (e.g. SNOMED CT, ICD-11, OPCS) across Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). The solution will be cloud-based, delivered as a managed service, and accessible to clinical and operational systems in real-time or via scheduled synchronisation. Accurate and governed use of standardised terminologies is essential to ensure patient safety, clinical interoperability, compliance with data standards, and quality health analytics. HSCNI currently lacks a unified mechanism to manage terminology content, resulting in duplication of effort, local variations, and missed opportunities for system integration. A central Terminology Server will enable HSCNI to safely manage terminology releases, ensure consistency across systems, and support transition to national standards such as ICD-11 and SNOMED CT. It is our intention to complete a Direct Award to the value of £780,000.00 (exclusive of vat). ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published14 August 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date14 August 2025
Next: Contract expiry date1 February 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

HSC Business Services Organisation provides shared business support to the health and social care system in Northern Ireland, and buys as a regional healthcare body through its Procurement and Logistics Service. PaLS lets and manages contracts for goods and services on behalf of the family of HSC organisations. Twelve category sourcing teams work from eight sites across Northern Ireland.

Over the past 5 years, most of HSC Business Services Organisation's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, IT services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@hsc-business-services-organisation.gov
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