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NHS Trust Contract for KnowledgeShare Subscription

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Published February 18th, 2026
Detected March 6th, 2026
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Summary

The Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has entered into a contract for a 3-year KnowledgeShare Subscription with University Hospitals Sussex Foundation Trust Hospitals. The contract value is £20,412 excluding VAT, with a capped annual increase of 3%.

What changed

This notice details a contract awarded by Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to University Hospitals Sussex Foundation Trust Hospitals for a 3-year KnowledgeShare Subscription. The contract, signed on February 18, 2026, and effective from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2029, has a value of £20,412 excluding VAT. A key feature is the capped annual price increase of 3%, which is beneficial given forecasted RPI increases of 4% year-on-year.

This is a standard procurement notice for a service subscription. No specific compliance actions are required for external parties as it pertains to an internal contract for an NHS Trust. The contract was awarded below the relevant threshold and without competition, following the Procurement Act 2023 procedures.

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Contract

KnowledgeShare Subscription

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-020344

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06640d

Published 6 March 2026, 12:27pm

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Contents

Scope Contract 1. KnowledgeShare Subscription Procedure Supplier Contracting authority

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Reference

135580771

Description

3-year subscription to KnowledgeShare management resource with a capped annual increase of 3%. Finance have RPI increase forecasted at 4% YoY, so it is more beneficial to sign-up to longer term with capped pricing.

Contract 1. KnowledgeShare Subscription

Supplier

Contract value

  • £20,412 excluding VAT
  • £24,494.40 including VAT Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

18 February 2026

Contract dates

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

Data services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition

Supplier

University Hospitals Sussex Foundation Trust Hospitals

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZQZ-4247-MQHT Eastern Road

Brighton and Hove

BN2 5BE

United Kingdom

Email: katecustis@nhs.net

Website: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/hospitals/royal-sussex-county-hospital/

Region: UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. KnowledgeShare Subscription

Contracting authority

MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: RBN
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRYN-5195-GTQJ Whiston Hospital, Warrington Rd

Prescot

L35 5DR

United Kingdom

Email: purchasing@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk

Website: https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk /

Region: UKD71 - East Merseyside

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

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Classification

Agency
Various UK Agencies
Published
February 18th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Healthcare providers
Geographic scope
UK

Taxonomy

Primary area
Healthcare
Operational domain
Procurement
Topics
Procurement Public Sector Contracts

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