Notice Information
Notice Title
23_03_01 NHSE API Development Pharmacy DMS
Notice Description
NHSBSA (as a Special Health Authority Department of Health and Social Care) receives details relating to NHS Advanced and Essential Services outlined in the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework and the Drug Tariff via its Manage Your Service Portal (MYS Portal) to reimburse Community Pharmacy Contractors in England. NHS England (NHSE) has commissioned NHSBSA to deliver these services in respect of the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS). Further to the publication of the previous Contracts Finder Notice* the NHSBSA is inviting additional suppliers to bid for this opportunity. This opportunity is for Suppliers who already provide software to pharmacies, to develop an API for DMS, to enable the transmission of data from the Supplier's software to the MYS Portal and receipt into the Supplier's software of response data from the MYS Portal. Suppliers will be paid a fixed fee of PS20,000 excluding VAT for the successful development, testing and go-live of the API when completed in accordance with NHSBSA standards and completion dates. The proposed timeline is as follows: - Tender issued: 17 July 2023 - Supplier clarification questions submitted: 12:00 on 24 July 2023 - Tenders due: 12:00 on 31 July 2023 - Contract commences: 14 August 2023 - Present the Software (the user interface) to the Authority in confirmation that it has developed the Software to incorporate all fields and capture all data required by the Authority in the Services Specification, and that are necessary to enable the Pharmacy Contractor to provide the DMS Services to citizens by 14 December 2023 - Confirm that the Software can make a suitable report available to the Pharmacy Contractors that informs them of the level of activity they've input for each claim period and will enable the Pharmacy Contractor to provide the required data to the relevant Trust by 11 January 2024 - Acceptance Tests complete by 18 January 2024 - Successful transmission of a live service message via the API by 25 January 2024 - Live message transmission commencement and service payment window opens by 1 February 2024 The following requirements apply to all Suppliers: 1. They are a current supplier of dispensing or clinical services. 2. They can deliver the requirements and key (testing and development) milestones within the timescales set out herein. 3. They agree that the fixed fee of PS20,000 excluding VAT will only be paid on successful development, testing and go-live of the API. 4. They will enter into the NHSBSA Non-Processor Agreement and Software Development and Support Agreement. 5. They will support ongoing changes to the service up to twice annually for the duration of the existing CPCF agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-cc9a7e7a-b2b7-4c97-addc-b2be8eea6a9a
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84f7e2f9-21e8-4fb3-bce8-02c4d946e22d
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72261000 - Software support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £20,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Sep 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Jul 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Sep 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 13 Aug 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Commercial Services
- Contact Email
- nhsbsa.commercialservicesteam@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +441912035875
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE15 8NY
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Lemington
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84f7e2f9-21e8-4fb3-bce8-02c4d946e22d
4th September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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