Awarded contract

DHSC: TD: HDRS Corporate technical specialist data services MR

Details

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care
Supplier(s): Mills & Reeve LLP
Value: £250,000
Duration: 10 months
Topic: Legal services
Published: 16 June 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Health Data Research Service (HDRS) is the most ambitious programme of improvement for UK health and care data ever undertaken. Announced by the Prime Minister in April 2025 and supported by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), HDRS is being established to provide a secure, single access point to national-scale health datasets for research, innovation and improved public outcomes.

Timeline

Completed: Award date18 May 2026
Completed: Award published16 June 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months

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. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service.

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.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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