Health & Social Care Apps – Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
The Health & Social Care Apps Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) provides a compliant and flexible route for UK public sector organisations to procure clinically assured, condition-specific digital health apps and web-based platforms.
The DPS supports the safe adoption of digital tools across health and social care, enabling organisations to deploy apps that support patients, clinicians, and non-clinical staff across a wide range of conditions and care pathways.
All apps available through this DPS have undergone an independent clinical safety and assurance review and must maintain a minimum quality threshold to remain eligible.
About the Health & Social Care Apps DPS
The Health & Social Care Apps DPS is managed by London Procurement Partnership (LPP) and is accessible to all UK public sector organisations.
It has been designed to keep pace with the fast-moving digital health market, allowing suppliers to join at any point during the DPS lifetime and enabling commissioners to run further competitions tailored to their specific clinical, operational, or population needs.
Key details
Contract type: Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Contract period: 29 November 2019 – 28 November 2026
Authority: London Procurement Partnership (Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust)
Accessibility: All UK public sector organisations
Categories: 25+ condition-specific lots, with new categories added regularly
What the DPS supports
Procurement of condition-specific apps and web platforms
Rapid access to assured digital health solutions
Compliance with public sector procurement regulations
Ongoing assurance as apps evolve over time
Clinical assurance and quality standards
LPP partners with ORCHA to provide independent assurance of all apps available on the DPS.
Every supplier must:
Successfully complete the ORCHA Baseline Review (OBR)
Achieve and maintain a minimum score of 65%
Undergo re-review when a major product change is identified, or as part of scheduled reassessment
This ensures that apps remain safe, compliant, and suitable for use across health and social care settings throughout the lifetime of the DPS.
About ORCHA and the ORCHA Baseline Review (OBR)
ORCHA is a specialist organisation focused on the assessment, assurance, and governance of digital health technologies, working with NHS organisations, health systems, and public sector bodies in the UK and internationally.
The ORCHA Baseline Review (OBR)
The OBR is a structured and repeatable assessment framework used to evaluate digital health apps against key risk and quality domains, including:
Data protection and privacy
Clinical safety and risk management
Clinical and regulatory compliance
Evidence and effectiveness
Usability and accessibility
The review is designed to be proportionate, transparent, and scalable, supporting both innovation and patient safety. Only apps that meet the required quality threshold are eligible to be listed on the DPS.
DPS Categories
The DPS currently covers 25+ condition-specific categories, including:
Child Health
Diabetes & Hormones
Heart / Blood Vessels
Mental Health
Pregnancy
Cancer*
Healthy Living*
Medicines & Clinical References*
Women’s Health
Men’s Health
Sexual Health
Skin
And many others
*Categories continue to be expanded in response to market and system needs.