Procurement Summary
Country: United Kingdom
Summary: Access & Identity Management System (Aims)
Deadline: 16 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 24 Mar 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138357873
Document Ref. No.: C429620
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
CPV Classification
71356000 - Technical services
72322000 - Data management services
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NICE is holding a virtual supplier event about its Access and Identity Management System (AIMS) on April 16th 2026 as part of procurement activities for a new 3-year contract (plus 2 x 12-month). This system provides secure authentication and authorisation for eligible NHS and wider health and social care staff seeking who want to digital knowledge resources purchased by national, regional and local health organisations. AIMS comprises two interdependent components delivered as a single, integrated service: (1) an Identity Provider (IdP) service, which isan “identify management” capability to manage user identification and authentication; and (2) a Federated Access Management service, which is a “publisher federation” capability to manage integration with publisher platforms and ensures users receive the correct access rights. Maintaining this integration is essential to guarantee continuity of access to evidence for the healthcare workforce and to uphold contractual obligations with publishers. At the event, NICE will describe the draft service requirements and hold a question-and-answer session. NICE will highlight the importance of the federation and federated access elements of the service that is used by content providers. The event will be an opportunity for NICE to gather feedback from suppliers about specific aspects of the proposed service and for suppliers to ask questions about and to better understand the service requirements. The draft timeline for the pro...
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