Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

This contracts and go lives roundup includes two Devon NHS trusts signing a contract with Epic for an electronic patient record (EPR) and NHS England awarding a contract to BJSS to support the development of NHS.UK and the NHS App.

PocDoc app rolled out in West Yorkshire to screen for CVD

Health tech startup PocDoc partnered with the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership to roll out cardiovascular disease (CVD) health screenings to local communities.

The ‘Healthy Heart Check’, which went live in West Yorkshire on 6 January 2025, uses PocDoc’s app-based technology to offer patients a cholesterol profile, body mass index score, heart age estimate, and a 10-year risk assessment for having a heart attack or stroke.

Using the app allows patients to obtain the results of screening tests within minutes, as well as accessing resources to help them understand the results and lifestyle advice on how to improve their heart health.

Two Devon trusts sign contract for Epic EPR

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have both signed a contract with Epic for an EPR.

The agreement is part of a shared vision to implement a single EPR across Devon under the One Devon EPR programme.

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust implemented Epic’s EPR in 2022. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is planned to go live with the EPR in spring 2026, followed by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust in summer 2026.

NHSE awards NHS.UK contract worth £37.5m to BJSS

NHS England has awarded a contract worth £37.5m to technology consultancy firm BJSS Limited, which will run until 31 December 2027.

A contract award notice published on 22 January 2025 states that BJSS will deliver “large-scale public facing digital services to support development for NHS.UK and the wider portfolio which includes the NHS App and Login”.

IBM continues to be NHS England’s delivery partner for the NHS App, under contract until June 2026, with an updated award notice for the existing contract stating a value of £65.5m, up from the original figure of £52.4m.

NHS Supply Chain selects Leidos as cyber security provider

US-based IT and defence company Leidos has been appointed cyber security provider of NHS Supply Chain.

NHS Supply Chain manages the souring, delivery and supply of healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

Under a three-year contract, Leidos will help NHS Supply Chain improve its defence capabilities, with a focus on threat and vulnerability management.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals sets new date for Oracle EPR go-live

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has set a new date for the go-live of its Oracle Health EPR, after delaying the rollout of the system last year.

In February 2024 the trust announced a 10-year contract with Oracle Health for an £85 million EPR, which was planned to launch by the end of the year.

However, Kirsten Major, chief executive of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, told Digital Health News in November 2024 that the trust was not in the “best possible position” for the go-live and had made the decision to delay the rollout to “address some outstanding issues”.

In a chief executive’s briefing to the board on 28 January 2025, Major confirmed a revised go-live date of 14 July 2025 for the EPR.