Awarded contract

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - eConsult OCVC

Details

Value
£382,679.94
Duration
2 years
Topic
Medical software package
Published
29 August 2025

Tender description

The NHS England National Commercial and Procurement Hub supported NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB to place a new contract for the Provision of a Online Consultation and Video Consultation tool. NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB's requirement is for a Online Consultation and Video Consultation tool. The solution is required to meet the digital pathways capabilities that support Modernising General Practice (MGP). A call-off process from the CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14) Lot 2: Cloud software was undertaken in accordance with the G-Cloud 14 buyers guide to identify the most suitable provider to deliver requirements. The contract has been awarded to eConsult Health Ltd. The contract is awarded for an initial period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further up to 12 months.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published29 August 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date1 October 2025
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2027in 12 months

About the buyer

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is a healthcare buyer, an NHS commissioning support unit that runs procurement for integrated care boards, NHS trusts and healthcare providers. A healthcare procurement team runs end-to-end tendering for clinical services. Tenders are advertised through the In-Tend portal, where suppliers register to bid. A Dynamic Purchasing System covers commonly sourced goods and services such as orthodontics, consultancy and IT solutions. Purchase-to-pay processes and catalogues run through a transactional procurement service for member organisations.

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 NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48180000 · Medical software package

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