Provision of Bulk SMS Messaging Service for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · Awarded contract
AwardedProvision of Bulk SMS Messaging Service for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Awarded 01 Feb 2023
Awarded01 Feb 2023
Value£171,170.00
SupplierHealthcare Communications UK Ltd
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryIT & Software
Ended 9mo ago3y term
Awarded 1 Feb 2023Expired 30 Jan 2026
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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust awarded a contract to Healthcare Communications UK Ltd for the provision of a bulk SMS messaging service.
The service integrates with clinical applications to send appointment confirmations and reminders 48 hours in advance, as well as share clinical test results and highly sensitive information with patients via SMS.
The procurement was conducted as a further competition under the NHS SBS Patient/Citizen Communication & Engagement Solutions Framework, Lot-3 SMS (Reference Number: SBS10175), using the Due North e-tendering portal.
The contract value is £171,170.
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