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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

NECS - Digital Communications Platform

Software & IT SystemsCPV 48000000
Value£19k
Awarded24 Mar 2026
Published20 Apr 2026
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£19ktotal contract value
median £91k
this tender£0£1.1m

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The brief

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) has awarded a contract for Digital Communications Platform to Granicus-Firmstep Limited on behalf of NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) (Hosted by NHS England) .

This requirement has been procured via Crown Commercial Services (CCS) G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 Framework (Lot 2 - Cloud Software).

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) has awarded a contract for Digital Communications Platform to Granicus-Firmstep Limited on behalf of NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) (Hosted by NHS England) .

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

2 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Crown Commercial Service frameworkFrameworks & routes to market
This requirement has been procured via Crown Commercial Services (CCS) G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 Framework (Lot 2 - Cloud Software).
G-Cloud / Digital MarketplaceFrameworks & routes to market
This requirement has been procured via Crown Commercial Services (CCS) G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 Framework (Lot 2 - Cloud Software).

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Source & provenance
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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