Digital & IT Market Report: June 2026

The Month in One Line

June was the month NHS England's digital investment plan hit procurement, and local government cyber security spend accelerated after the Hackney/Leicester playbook went national policy.

What Moved in June

NHS England Digital Transformation released three significant Lot call-offs under the Health Systems Support Framework (HSSF): electronic patient record migration support (£8.2m, 24-month term), clinical data platform development (£5.1m), and integrated care system digital programme delivery (£3.4m). All three were let through the G-Cloud 14 and Digital Outcomes and Specialists 6 frameworks.

Local Government Cyber Security: following DLUHC guidance issued in May requiring all councils to achieve Cyber Essentials Plus by March 2027, 34 councils published cyber security assessment and remediation procurements in June. Average contract value: £180k. The window for these is short — most want suppliers on-site by September.

Cloud migration remained the dominant IT spend category. AWS and Azure resellers with public sector experience saw a surge in call-offs under Crown Commercial Service's Cloud Compute (RM6259) framework. Fourteen NHS trusts and six councils moved workloads in June.

AI and automation pilots produced their first serious procurement events. The Department for Work and Pensions published an AI-assisted case management pilot (£2.8m), and three combined authorities published joint AI ethics and implementation consultancy notices.

Who Is Buying Right Now

• ICBs (Integrated Care Boards): 42 ICBs are now live with digital maturity assessments following NHS England's June mandate. Technology suppliers supporting EPR, patient flow, and population health management have a defined 18-month procurement window.
• District Councils: 89 district councils are in scope for the DLUHC digital council programme Phase 2. The first procurement events land in July.
• Police Forces: Six forces are jointly procuring a next-generation digital evidence management platform. Market engagement closed 20 June; ITT expected August.

Forward Signals for July

G-Cloud 15 opens for supplier applications in July. If you are not already listed, applications close before the end of the month. Missing G-Cloud 15 means missing 18 months of direct-award NHS and council spend.

CCS Technology Products and Associated Services 3 (TePAS 3) — the successor to TePAS 2 — publishes its Lot structure in July. Hardware, software, and managed service suppliers should track this closely.

The Number That Matters

£4.3bn — estimated public sector ICT and digital spend in 2026-27, per the CCS spend data published in June. It is the largest annual digital budget in UK public sector history.

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