NHS England: Databases
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has sought legal advice on whether the effective mandating of the Federated Data Platform requires a new competitive procurement or a contract modification notice.
Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) has not been formally mandated. Its role is, however, reinforced in the Medium Term Planning Framework 2026/27 to 2028/29, which can be found at the following link:
This framework sets the expectation that all providers and integrated care boards (ICBs) will onboard to the NHS FDP and begin using its core products, data capabilities, and population health management tools by 2028/29.
The guidance highlights the importance of ensuring that providers across acute, community, and mental health sectors use the NHS FDP to support elective recovery, cancer, and urgent and emergency care.
The NHS FDP was procured on the basis that every National Health Service trust and ICB would have a tenant within the platform. The existing contract supports use by community and mental health organisations as well as by acute providers. As such, a new competitive procurement or a contract modification notice is not required.
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