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Published 11 Mar 2026, 15:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Procare Care Management System Support and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)

Direct awardConcession
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£65,000published award · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Award in standstill 11 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Zellis UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Trust intends to award a contract for annual support and maintenance of the Procare

Care Management System, used historically for recording domiciliary care activity and

generating statutory and provider payment reports. Read?only access remains required

until a regional archive solution becomes available.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland
72261000 Software support services

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
Concession
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
11 Mar 2026, 15:29 GMT
Last source update
11 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021964
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06677b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Due to exclusive intellectual property and licensing rights, only Zellis Holding Ltd can lawfully and technically provide support for the Procare Care Management System. The supplier holds full proprietary rights, access to source code, maintenance tools and update mechanisms. No alternative supplier can provide the required support without breaching licensing or compromising data integrity.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 Mar 2026 → 23 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published230 days ago
    11 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
  2. Standstill ends217 days ago
    23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Mar 2026, 15:29 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £65,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Zellis UK Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£65,00011 Mar 2026standstill to 23 Mar 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PLGY-6381-WWWR Trust Headquarters, Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT16 1RHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ZELLIS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01587537GB-PPON: PQHG-5162-TXDV 740 Waterside Drive Aztec West, Bristol, South West, BS32 4UFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender