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
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
This contract is for development services for an OpenSAFELY environment to enable access to the GP data that is only stored by the Optum GP system. This contract is not being awarded by reference to lots and is for England only. The value of this contract is £2,272,000.00 including VAT and covers a period of up to 12 months. The supplier is EMIS (Egton Medical Information Systems) Ltd, known as Optum UK
No linked documents found for this notice.
Lot 1 Status: complete
Document Description: Not published
Award Title: OpenSAFELY Re-development
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