Market Engagement – NHS National Discovery Service Architecture (Knowledge and Library Services)
Buyer: NHS England
- Published
- 13 July 2026
- Estimated value
- £2,755,000
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 065815-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c9ff
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 48160000Library software package
- 48161000Library management system
- 72212160Library software development services
- 48000000Software package and information systems
- 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Description
This pre-procurement exercise is being run to engage suppliers capable of delivering all or some elements of the National Discovery Service for the NHS in England. This must include: • A discovery layer to seamlessly connect health and care staff and learners to trusted, high-quality knowledge and evidence resources in one place, using a single search. • Holdings management that can manage collections of content bought both nationally and locally. • Link enhancement that provides end-users with direct access to the full text of digital holdings from multiple platforms and enables library-to-library sharing of resources under the terms of the NHS Copyright Licence Plus. Additional information: • The contract(s) will be for the supply of hosted services as described above • We estimate the contract(s) to start on 1 April 2027 and that it/they will run for 3 years with optional extensions. This may be subject to change based on organisational priorities • Suppliers will be required to collaborate to produce an effective, integrated user experience • Systems must integrate effectively with other services in the ecosystem such as NHS OpenAthens, regional Koha library management systems,…
Official publications
- FTS · 065815-2026 · 13 July 2026
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