National Framework Agreement for Legacy Information Integration and Management
Framework Description
When a trust replaces its patient record system, F/085 Legacy Information Integration and Management provides the archive. Run nationally by COCH Commercial Procurement Services for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, it covers cloud or on-site clinical archives that keep historical records visible within new EPR workflows. It ends on 30 April 2027.
Context & Use Case
When NHS trusts move to a new electronic patient record, they still need access to records from old systems for clinical care and legal retention. Trusts use F/085 to buy archive solutions that hold legacy data and display it within the new EPR, and to decommission old systems safely. Clinicians can then open archived patient data from within the live EPR rather than a separate system.
Scope of Services
Cloud and on-site clinical archive solutions Legacy PAS and clinical system data integration Clinical workflow integration with EPR Data retention and compliance management Decommissioning support for legacy systems
Lots
See framework link
Who Can Apply
Suits legacy archive providers, health informatics vendors and clinical systems integrators with NHS information governance and interoperability expertise. F/085 is closed to new applications and ends on 30 April 2027, so firms not on it should watch for a re-tender.
Buyer Benefits
Retiring legacy systems saves licence and support costs, but only if clinicians can still see historical records. F/085 gives trusts compliant access to suppliers who can do this safely. Buyers value proven EPR integrations, data retention compliance, security and a clear decommissioning plan.
Next Steps
Appointed suppliers should target trusts approaching EPR go-live during the remaining term. Others should watch COCH Commercial Procurement Services' software and systems frameworks page for a re-tender, and prepare evidence of NHS archive projects, integration with major EPR systems and information governance credentials.
How Athena Can Help
Archive and integration bids need clear technical evidence. Athena's technical bid support helps you present integration projects and governance in a way NHS evaluators can score.
With F/085 nearing its end, our framework pipeline planning helps you prepare for any re-tender and other NHS IT routes, and our help winning NHS IT contracts covers pricing for licences, migration and support. We also check every answer for compliance before submission, and can help you show interoperability with the main NHS EPR systems.
