PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Compatibility Testing Service

NHS Business Services Authority · published 4 Mar 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID5a6d7672-5129-4527-a0aa-95fe19e8783a-887133
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-94f5a678-9ef1-4b28-bffd-a064f1b22858
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-256738
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£121,800
award field
Tender value
£121,800
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
72260000
Software-related services
Delivery
Not stated
NE15 8NY
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Contract for the provision of software to enable compatibility testing on various browsers and devices by the NHSBSA Digital Delivery Team. Utilisation of the software ensures NHSBSA services are in line with mandatory GDS standards. The contract includes the provision to extend by 2 x 12 month periods following the initial 2 year term.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release4 Mar 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published5 Nov 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published19 Dec 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published18 Dec 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Published name only

Softcat Plc

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 4 Mar 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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