PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

NHS App

NHS England · published 5 May 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 IDfc3a0901-317c-4e28-83ec-791e5d313e68-895939
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-033b05b7-bae2-47f2-86ad-41d7174beb2d
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-262777
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£160,100,000
award field
Tender value
£160,100,000
tender field
Procurement method
Other -
Category
Not stated
CPV
72000000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery
Not stated
LS1 4AP
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The NHS App is at the forefront of transforming how patients and the public engage with health and care services - improving access and convenience; easing pressure on frontline staff; and empowering users to take greater control in line with the NHS' 10 Year Health Plan. Ongoing improvements to features, functionality and user experience is evolving the App into a go-to health companion. Providing easy access to health records and information alongside timely reminders and results; streamlined journeys and intelligent navigation for unplanned care through AI triage; and the ability to access hospital quality care at home. Following the completion of a competitive procurement process and due governance, IBM has been formally appointed as a strategic delivery partner as we continue to develop secure, reliable and user-centred pathways and services at scale. Additional information: NHS App Delivery Partner Call Off Contract - Mixed Investment

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release5 May 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published27 Mar 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published30 Apr 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

Published name only

IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 5 May 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspect the official JSON release ↗