Official UK procurement notice
Virtual Smartcards · UK public procurement notice
Authority: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£27,726published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Advanced Business Solutions
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of virtual smarcards to replce of the NHS physical smartcards, where the users' credentials are virtualised into a secure cloud-based service.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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 Apr 2026, 09:03 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 09:03 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033988- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068275Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published15 Apr 2026, 09:03 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £27,7261 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Business Solutions15 Apr 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 | £27,726 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OneAdvanced LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender