DHSC (or the Department of Health as it was then known) entered into a contract on 16.1.2012 with Atos IT Solutions and Services Ltd following a further competition procedure under NHS Connecting for Health's Additional Supply Capability and Capacity Framework.
The contract is for the provision of bundled IT services to DHSC as customer and other NHS bodies. Services include:
— service management,
— service integration,
— security,
— sustainability,
— infrastructure support and enhancements,
— hosting,
— connectivity,
— end user tools,
— enterprise content management,
— collaboration,
— video conferencing,
— remote flexible working,
— telephony,
— print services,
— user access management and access devices,
— end user support,
— training and education,
— procurement,
— project services,
— applications enhancements, maintenance and support,
— business change,
— business intelligence,
— design authority,
— service improvement and innovation.
The contract was originally let as a 7-year arrangement comprising a 5-year initial term and 2-year optional extension period. In June 2017, DHSC availed itself of the optional extension right and extended the contract for a period of 2 years with the contract expiry date then becoming 30.4.2020.
The original value of the contract was 76 000 000,00 GBP for the 5-year initial term and an additional 30 300 000,00 GBP for the 2-year optional extension.