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Spine DevOps

Historical · ContractNo open deadline

Historical: no longer open for bids.

01/ The notice

Key facts

Value
£22,500,000Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time)
Mon 12 Apr 2021, 12:00 BSTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Mon 12 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST, which is not an open deadline.
Published
27 Feb 2026
Region
North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

This call-off contract is for the provision of run, maintain and development of the Spine Core Platform and ensure it is fully operative and available 24x7x365. Spine Core is a collection of national applications and services which act as a central integration point to facilitate the exchange of information between local and national IT systems. It supports the IT infrastructure for health and social care in England, joining together over 23,000 healthcare IT systems in 20,500 organisations. It holds 100TB of data and handles 10,000,000,000 messages a year.

The Initial Contract Value is £18,000,000 (£22,500,000 including the optional extension period).

VARIATION

The value of this variation is £9,000,000. This variation is being made in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

The scope of services provided under the contract remain the same, with the variation facilitating a continuation of support while a re-procurement and transition to a new agreement continues. The Total Contract Value is £31,500,000 and the Expiry Date has been extended to 31/12/2027

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

  • 72000000 72200000
  • 72230000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

  1. 27 Feb 2026
    Contract notice

    Contract notice published 27 February 2026.

    Release 86d54169-6163-4c6a-ab9f-d64e571edb01

    View this release on Contracts Finder (opens in a new tab)

05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

  • Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

NHS Digital published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £22,500,000.

08/ Related

Where to go next

These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.

Reference
86d54169-6163-4c6a-ab9f-d64e571edb01
Source
Contracts Finder
Stage
contract · Contract
Last verified
Sun 5 Apr 2026, 16:14 BST
Read at
Wed 28 Oct 2026, 18:19 GMT

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