Digital Capability for Health 2
Framework Description
RM6345 Digital Capability for Health 2 is a Government Commercial Agency (GCA, formerly Crown Commercial Service) single-lot framework for digital services in health and care. It runs from 10 December 2024 to 9 December 2027, with an option to extend by 12 months to 9 December 2028. It gives buyers suppliers who can develop and manage applications for public health and care programmes.
Context & Use Case
Health and care bodies use it to design, build and run digital services to GDS and NHS service standards. Buyers can combine service areas with agile phases and award call-off contracts of up to three years through further competition on GCA's eSourcing portal. Typical work runs from discovery and alpha through to live service and data management.
Scope of Services
DevOps support for live services Digital definition: discovery and alpha Build and transition: beta and live End-to-end development from discovery to live Data management, including collection, processing and analysis
Lots
Single lot
Who Can Apply
Suits digital agencies and health technology suppliers that build and support services to GDS and NHS standards. It is not a DPS and the supplier list is fixed, so others cannot join until the re-procurement, likely around December 2027 or December 2028 if extended.
Buyer Benefits
Health digital services must meet strict standards on accessibility, clinical safety and data protection. Buyers value suppliers who already work to GDS and NHS standards, agile phasing that limits risk, and call-offs of up to three years for continuity. Data services also support research and planning.
Next Steps
Appointed suppliers should track further competitions from health and care buyers and record delivery outcomes. Others cannot join until the re-procurement, so watch GCA's pipeline for the successor and check the extension decision. Build evidence of service assessments passed and NHS standards met.
How Athena Can Help
For appointed suppliers, Athena's bid writers for digital health help you win further competitions with clear agile methodology and win themes on standards and outcomes.
For agencies targeting the next round, our framework readiness planning builds the case studies and evidence. Our public sector pricing consultants help you price multi-phase work so it wins and stays profitable. We also compliance-check each response and model your likely score against rival agencies.
