Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on when the Invitation to Tender for the Federated Data Platform will be published.

There have been no specific discussions. The contract notice will be available from the anticipated publication date in September 2022. This will initiate a 30-day period for interested suppliers to respond to a pre-selection questionnaire and express interest in the procurement. At the end of this period, an invitation to competitive dialogue will be issued.