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EMIS OpenSAFELY Redevelopment

NHS England

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: NHS England

Buyer Address: Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, UKI45, SE1 8UG, United Kingdom

Contact Email: england.contractmanagement.ddat@nhs.net

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
1894000.0 GBP
Published
17 Feb 2026, 09:00
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
17 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
17 Jan 2027, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Egton Medical Information Services Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Contract with Optum for software development to enable processing of GP data for the OpenSAFELY service

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: Open Safely Redevelopment

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