Extension of IMS3 Information Management Services Contract with Atos IT Services UK Ltd

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) awarded a contract to Atos IT Services UK Limited for the provision of bundled IT services under the IMS3 contract.

The 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, and service improvement and innovation.

The contract was originally entered into on 16 January 2012 following a further competition procedure under NHS Connecting for Health's Additional Supply Capability and Capacity Framework.

It was originally a seven-year arrangement comprising a five-year initial term and a two-year optional extension period.

In June 2017, DHSC extended the contract for two years, and a further two-year extension took the contract end date to 30 April 2022.

The original value was £76,000,000.00 GBP for the five-year initial term, with an additional £30,300,000.00 GBP for the first two-year optional extension, and an additional £30,000,000.00 GBP for the second two-year extension.

A third extension of nine months was agreed for the purposes of orderly transition and exit, with a contract value of £646,000.