This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. Every week, in partnership with data analysis firm Tussell, we drill down into the most valuable tenders and awards from the last seven days. Here’s what we found this week…
Tenders
The biggest tender of the week comes from Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which is looking to build an electronic prescriptions system. The deadline for applications is 29 April and the framework is worth £49m.
Contracting Authority | Contract Title | Date Published | Bid Deadline | Framework | Tender Value (High) |
Devon Partnership NHS Trust | EPrescribing and Medicines Administration (“EPMA”) System | 4/4/19 | 29/4/19 | N | £49m |
Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (NI) | Provision of ICT Services and Solutions | 3/4/19 | 30/4/19 | N | £12.5m |
Fife Council | Provision of a leisure booking system | 3/4/19 | 1/5/19 | N | £10m |
Police Service of Northern Ireland | Mobile Application Development Platform (MADP) and Associated Services | 5/4/19 | 2/5/19 | N | £8m |
Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service | Integrated Communication Control System and Mobilisation Solution | 5/4/19 | 30/4/19 | N | £3m |
Prior information notices
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has launched its version of the local full fibre network programme, an initiative designed to upgrade local authorities’ broadband connections. As part of the project, GMCA is seeking a supplier to provide a minimum of 20 year right of use dark fibre connectivity. The deal is worth £35m.
Authority | Contract Title | Date Published | Bid Deadline | Framework | Tender Value (High) |
Greater Manchester Combined Authority | Greater Manchester Local Full Fibre Network Programme | 4/4/19 | – | N | £35m |
Anglian Water Services Limited | Supply of Technical Resources for Emerging and Niche Technologies (Service) | 5/4/19 | – | N | £6.9m |
NHS Digital | IT Service Management System | 4/4/19 | – | N | £3m |
Wrexham County Borough Council | WCBC’s Apple Solution Partner for Education | 1/4/19 | – | N | £250k |
Leicester City Council | Online Booking, E-learning & Management Solution Pre-Market Engagement | 1/4/19 | 30/6/19 | N | £175k |
Awards
The outsourcing giant Capgemini has won one of the largest contracts of the week: a £9.2m deal to provide the Ministry of Justice with product management expertise to support the government’s £1bn courts reform project. The contract started in December and will last for two years,
Contracting Authority | Supplier | Contract Title | Date Awarded | Framework | Value |
NHS Calderdale CCG | Multiple Suppliers | Information Technology and Networking Services | 15/2/19 | N | £23.2m |
HM Revenue & Customs | People Source Consulting Limited | HMRC Messaging – Agile delivery and live support of service orientated components | 6/3/19 | N | £20m |
Northamptonshire Police | Multiple Suppliers | Evidence examination and analysis | 25/3/19 | Y | £20m |
Department of Finance (NI) | Stiona Software Limited | Digital Toolkit Support and Development | 12/3/19 | N | £11m |
Ministry of Justice | Capgemini UK PLC | HMCTS Reform – Technical Digital Product Management | 4/12/19 | Y | £9.2m |