Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d0d-888c-71ac-affd-5167ce916601/dhsc-asc-interoperability-and-architecture-platform-discovery awarded GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs # DHSC - ASC: Interoperability and Architecture platform - Discovery [DHSC](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dhsc) Estimated value Not stated Published 11 Sept 2025 Deadline Closed 3 Jun 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The SCIP is designed to address the priority data needs of Direct Care within CQC registered Residential and Community-based Adult Social Care (ASC) services. It will ensure seamless access to critical health and care information, supporting key use cases such as: • Access to care information for assessment and planning. • Safeguarding and safety alerts for health and care professionals. • Efficient transfer of records between social care providers. Beyond these core capabilities, SCIP will establish a foundation for future interoperability and evolving needs, including: • Enhanced Direct Care services, such as secure messaging and citizen access to records. • Planning, oversight, and service management, including business continuity and regulatory access. • Population health management to enable proactive and preventative care. • Research and innovation, leveraging social care data for AI and automation. Digital Social Care Record (DSCR) solutions have been assured by NHS England to meet the core functional requirements for ASC providers. Together, SCIP, DSCRs, and access to national health data systems will provide a robust, scalable, and future-proofed digital ecosystem for social care, ensuring seamless information flow and improved outcomes for individuals and care providers alike. For the purposes of this procurement, the scope is to build the first stage of the MVP for the Social Care Interoperability Platform (SCIP). Read full description ## CPV classification IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b0260cc7-dbb7-40b8-b7ec-670572a4ac35) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile DHSC: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dhsc) [Sector More IT services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services) ## More tenders like this [Computer facilities management services – IT-tjänster · Kalmar Läns Museum · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-8774-723e-83a8-af2cae60c2ed/sweden-computer-facilities-management-services-it-tjanster) [Software implementation services – DNS - Metada Platform - licence a související implementační, konzultační, analytické a školicí služby · DIAMO, státní podnik · 36 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-8989-719a-85fd-f036dc09b9df/czechia-software-implementation-services-dns-metada-platform-licence-a-s) [IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – Integrale ICT-dienstverlening · Stichting TWijs · 42 days left · 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-8078-70d7-8df3-40f25f4d83c5/netherlands-it-services-consulting-software-development-internet-and-suppor) [Software supply services – CRE\_2026\_092 Renouvellement des licences Varonis · CREOS Luxembourg S.A. · 27 days left · 15 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-411c-7086-9da9-540c2fa32c64/luxembourg-software-supply-services-cre-2026-092-renouvellement-des-licences) [Software supply services – Vergabe zur Ablösung der bestehenden SAP-Lösung im Bereich Personal · Westfälische Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0636-71ff-ab09-9dda4a94f77c/germany-software-supply-services-vergabe-zur-ablosung-der-bestehenden-sap-lo) [IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – L-Bank - Europaweite Vergabe einer KI-gestützten Lösung zur Verarbeitung von Elterngeldanträgen und Nachweisen im Verhandlungsverfahren mit Teilnahmewettbewerb nach VgV · Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg - Förderbank - (L-Bank) · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-95b1-7144-aa3a-6e4de7a75864/germany-it-services-consulting-software-development-internet-and-support)