Official UK procurement notice
PR BHFT 0825 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£247,900published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 28 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to LOCUMTAP LTD t/a Patchwork
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn integrated cloud-based SaaS platform providing end-to-end workforce lifecycle management for clinical staff, including e-rostering, contracted job planning, appraisal/revalidation portfolio tracking, and temporary staffing deployment (bank/agency).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 16:49 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 16:49 BST
- Authority reference
C472378- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092060- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ce7Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Framework for Workforce Technology Systems
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 Sept 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published27 days ago29 Sept 2026, 16:49 BST
- Standstill ends18 days ago8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2026, 16:49 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £247,9001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCUMTAP LTD t/a Patchwork12 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2029 · up to 11 Oct 2030Extensions: +1 Years · Options: Option to extend contract term as indicated. The cited contract value incorporates the extension option. | £247,900 | 28 Sept 2026standstill to 8 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LocumTap Limited trading as Patchwork HealthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender