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Digital Technical Clinical Support (DTCS) Framework
The Digital Technical Clinical Support (DTCS) framework has been established to cover the full suite of clinical digital professional services, including services pertaining to both proprietary solutions and opensource solutions. All standalone, clinical system focused professional services are covered within the remit of the framework and the provisions available to the public sector.
Start: 18-08-25
End: 17-08-29
Contract type: Framework (Call Off)
Accessible to: All Public Sector
Authority: London Procurement Partnership (GSTT)
OJEU Award Ref: 2025/S 000-049321
Initial period (years): 4.00
Extensions remaining: 0.00
NHS LPP Ref: LPP/2025/003
NHS LPP contact: gstt.cds@nhs.net
End: 17-08-29
Contract type: Framework (Call Off)
Accessible to: All Public Sector
Authority: London Procurement Partnership (GSTT)
OJEU Award Ref: 2025/S 000-049321
Initial period (years): 4.00
Extensions remaining: 0.00
NHS LPP Ref: LPP/2025/003
NHS LPP contact: gstt.cds@nhs.net
Fully PCR 2015 compliant procurement route to market for digital technical clinical services
Supports both direct award and further competition, giving flexibility based on urgency and project scale
Transparent pricing via published day rate catalogue, enabling benchmarking and cost control
Incorporates robust evaluation and compliance standards including financial viability, social value (PPN 06/20) and carbon reduction plans (PPN 06/21)
Encourages SME participation, supporting innovation and local supplier engagement
NHSE CCF Accredited, supported by NHS LPP’s contract management, social value and procurement experts with ready to use documentation and supporting templates.
Compliments service elements of the Clinical Digital Health Solutions (CDHS) framework
Lot 1: Cloud Hosting, Environment Build, Operation and Maintenance Professional Services
Professional services to design, build and maintain secure, scalable cloud environments tailored for healthcare data and systems. Includes infrastructure setup, security management, monitoring, backups and disaster recovery.
Lot 2: Design, Development and Deployment Professional Services
Specialist support in software architecture, application development, cloud deployment, DevOps, and clinical data modelling. Ideal for projects requiring bespoke system development, transformation mapping and agile delivery.
Lot 3: Implementation Professional Services
Support for the rollout and configuration of proprietary or opensource clinical systems, including change management, decommissioning legacy systems, and post-implementation assurance and benefits realisation.
Lot 4: Integration Professional Services
Expertise in connecting systems across care settings using national standards (e.g. FHIR, HL7). Supports interoperability and population health tools through data exchange and API-based service models.
Lot 5: General Clinical Digital Professional Services
Broad consultancy covering strategy, business case development, optimisation, technical architecture, governance, performance metrics, and end-user support. Designed for projects that span multiple domains.