Official UK procurement notice
Clinical Terminology Server Solution
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS England (NHSE) plans to re-procure a clinical terminology server solution to replace the current NHS England Terminology Server. A clinical terminology server is a centralised platform that stores, manages, and provides access to standard clinical terminologies and classifications. Its primary purpose is to ensure consistency and accuracy when recording and exchanging healthcare data.
The NHS England Terminology Server is a FHIR® compliant solution that holds and disseminates assured international terminologies and classifications (such as SNOMED CT and ICD-10) and terminologies mandated for use in England, such as the NHS dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d).
You can find more details about the current NHS England Terminology Server on the following website: digital.nhs.uk/services/terminology… ↗
CPV: Medical software package · Software package and information systems · Software support services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Market period
- 2 yrs from 15 Sept 2026
The lotProcurement structure
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- “Clinical Terminology Server Solution” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How NHS England buys Software-related services (CPV 7226), and who usually turns up
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1 bid15% / 25%
2–324% / 6%
4–617% / 38%
7+44% / 31%
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Lot #1CPV 7226Published estimate£360k
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1 bid29%
2–318%
4–66%
7+47%
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About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:04 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074342- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
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Timeline
17 Nov 2025 → 15 Sept 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published343 days ago17 Nov 2025, 12:04 GMT
- Market engagement315 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Suppliers interested in this opportunity are requested to complete the Request for Information (RFI) document Appendix A related to the Clinical Terminology Server Solution which will become available from the 1st December 2025.
Clarification questions and responses must be submitted via the NHS England’s e-Tendering portal, Atamis.
The RFI documents and questionnaire can be found on Atamis by searching for " C402178 RFI – Clinical Terminology Server Solution". To register on the NHS England’s e-Tendering portal and to access this opportunity, please go to health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. You can then search for the opportunity and access any further information.
The RFI documents will be published on 1st December 2025.
The deadline for submitting questions relating to this RFI will be 15:00 Friday 5th December 2025.
This preliminary market engagement exercise is due for return by 15:00 Monday 15th December 2025.
- Contract starts42 days ago15 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Nov 2025, 12:04 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender