NHS DTAC in UK public tenders
NHS DTAC (digital technology assessment criteria) is a certification and assessment scheme that UK public buyers ask suppliers for. In the UK public notices we have read, 15 name NHS DTAC in their published text — 6 of them in words that make it a requirement.
759,498 notices classified · 10 Oct 2026
Certification & assessment schemes
NHS DTAC (digital technology assessment criteria)
- Who sells against it
- Health-tech assurance consultants
- Named in notices
- 15
- As a requirement
- 6
- Open for bids now
- 1
01/ How often
How often UK buyers name NHS DTAC
Notices naming it each full year. The count is small because a notice is a summary: requirements usually sit in the tender documents, which the notice never quotes.
Every count here is a floor. We match the text of the notice, and a notice description is a summary — most tender packs demand things it never mentions. From 2025 the Procurement Act changed notice conventions, so the series is not continuous across that line.
Rate per 10,000 notices: 2021 0.6 · 2022 0.2 · 2023 0.2 · 2024 0.1 · 2025 0.2
| Period | Notices naming NHS DTAC | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
02/ Alongside it
What buyers ask for with NHS DTAC
Of the 15 notices that name NHS DTAC, how many also name each of these.
Notices naming it that also carry a classified requirement for each item.
03/ Against the others
NHS DTAC against its class
The most-named certification & assessment schemes in UK notices, all years, and how often each is made a requirement.
Every count here is a floor. We match the text of the notice, and a notice description is a summary — most tender packs demand things it never mentions.
04/ The evidence
The sentence that asks for it
Every count on this page traces to a sentence in a real notice. These are the most recent, requirements first.
Compliance with NHS and regulatory standards, including DCB0129, DCB0160, DTAC, DSPT, Cyber Essentials Plus and UK GDPR, is mandatory.
RequiredWm5g LimitedWorkflow Management SystemSuppliers must hold class 1 Medical Device Accreditation and current DTAC assessment.
RequiredNHS EnglandSupplier Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) Self Certified Registry for the use of AI-Enabled Ambient Scribing Products in Health and Care SettingsThe successful provider must meet the NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC).
RequiredBirmingham City CouncilP1005 - Adult Weight Management AppThe Mental Health specific service will initially operate as a standalone service but must have sufficient integration capability to integrate with the common offer/platform to ensure an excellent experience for the public that is joined up, and in line with the NHS X Digital Technology Assessment Criteria.
RequiredNHS Sheffield CCGNHS Sheffield CCG : 24/7 Online Mental Health PlatformDTAC Standard Harmonisation for Medical Device Regulation
MentionedNHS EnglandDTAC Standard Harmonisation for Medical Device RegulationgetUBetter is a class 1 medical device and DTAC certified.
MentionedNHS Bristol, North Somerset And South Gloucestershire Integrated Care BoardNHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire ICB MSK13/22/getUBetter
05/ Method
How this page is made
Live figures
Notice counts come from RFP Quest's requirements Observatory: every UK notice on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder is read, and a notice counts as naming NHS DTAC only when a sentence in its published text names it. That sentence is stored with the count, which is how the evidence section can quote it.
“Required” means the sentence itself uses obligation wording — must, shall, mandatory, is required and similar — and a negated one (“is not required”) does not count. Rates are per 10,000 notices published that year, so years with more notices in the record compare fairly with years with fewer.
“Alongside it” counts, among the notices that name it, how many also carry each other classified requirement. The JOSCAR tag is left out: its matcher also catches “Achilles Building Confidence”, a different scheme.
Outside sources
- Find a Tender and Contracts Finder — every notice counted on this page, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Observatory
Every requirement
Certifications, schemes and clearances named in UK notices, side by side.
Live
Every open UK tender
Search today's notices, categorised and filterable, free.
Requirement
CHAS accreditation
Levels, prices and the notices — the template's worked example.
Record
Who's winning
Which suppliers win which categories, and how often incumbents keep the work.
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RFP Quest reads every UK notice and flags what each one demands — NHS DTAC included — so you only chase the ones you can bid.
RFP Quest reads every notice on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and records each requirement with the sentence that states it.