NHAIS Development 2026-27 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)

Awarded value£150,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to DH OpCo UK Ltd (Dedalus)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Development and Project Management of real time demographic updates from NIDIS to NHAIS post NIDIS Phase2 Go Live to ensure NHAIS patient index is kept up to date to supply Cervical Screening module with up to date patient demographics for its cohort and call/recall service.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Sept 2026, 16:38 BST
Last source update: 26 Oct 2026, 11:44 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-100934
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fa85 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: To ensure continued use of FPL providing critical Finance and Procuremnt services to HSCNI.
The decision to direct award and not extend is that the previous contract had been extended twice and has now expired. BSO no longer, legally have the option to create a further extension.
The NHAIS system has been decommissioned across the UK. Support for the instance of NHAIS in Northern Ireland passed from DXC to Dedalus in 2020 and Dedalus are the only supplier with the relevant skills and knowledge required to support the system. No other suppliers have the required skills and knowledge to support the NHAIS system and make the required changes to ensure that this feed integrates with the NHAIS system.
As per Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act, where:
"due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required." there is no other route to market to provide these services.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2026

Transparency notice published
15 Sept 2026, 16:38 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
15 Sept 2026, 16:51 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
26 Oct 2026, 11:44 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £150,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DH OpCo UK Ltd (Dedalus)1 Oct 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2028Extensions: The extension may be utilised to ensure continuity of service where there remains an ongoing business requirement for the services beyond the initial contract term	£150,000	15 Sept 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · DH OpCo UK Ltd (Dedalus)
Signed
1 Oct 2026
Value
£150,000
Period
1 Oct 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The authority may extend the contract once for a period of 12 months. Any extension will be subject to business need, business case approval, satisfactory performance, funding availability and approval in accordance with governance requirements. The extension option may only be exercised where there remains an ongoing requirement for the solutions and associated services. Should the Authority determine that the solution is no longer required at the end of the initial contract term, the extension option will not be exercised.
No agreed KPIs: Below £5 million threshold

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Business Services Organisation ITS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: PWNJ-1991-NGDW · GB-PPON: PCQH-8657-NGMT 2 Franklin Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DH OPCO UK LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12888223GB-PPON: PGGH-3911-NQJP Suite 2, Riverside Studio, 2 Embankment, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 4BAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Oct 2026, 11:44 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Sept 2026, 16:51 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Sept 2026, 16:38 BST