ScriptSwitch Prescribing Decision Support national subscription

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

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10 May 2024 at 11:48

Summary of the contracting process

The National Services Scotland (NSS) has awarded a contract for the "ScriptSwitch Prescribing Decision Support national subscription" project. The contract, with an award value of 3,421,896 GBP, was signed on 1st April 2024. This national contract by NSS, on behalf of the 14 regional NHS Boards, is for IT services aimed at reducing risk and improving patient outcomes. The procurement method used was an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This contract presents business growth opportunities for companies in the IT services sector, specifically those involved in consulting, software development, and support. The procurement process has already reached the award stage, making it crucial for interested businesses to engage with NSS for potential future opportunities. Businesses with expertise in healthcare IT systems and a focus on improving patient safety and cost-effectiveness would be well-suited to compete in this tender.

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Notice Title

ScriptSwitch Prescribing Decision Support national subscription

Notice Description

ScriptSwitch is a medicines decision support system integrated with GP clinical systems. Embedded within the prescribing workflow and integrated with the patient record, it aims to provide actionable information and guidance to reduce risk, improve outcomes and reduce prescribing costs. This is a national contract by NSS for the software on behalf of the 14 regional NHS Boards. The software services a patient list size of ~5.8m patients and delivered over 7m GBP of prescribing savings in 2023-24.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a direct award of a two year contract, with an optional extension of one year, to provide a continuation of this service which has been provided as a national agreement since 2018. Currently no other software solution can provide this service integrated to any of the GP IT Clinical Systems in use in Scotland.

Procurement Information

NSS awards this contract under Regulation 33.(1)(b)(ii) where competition is absent for technical reasons.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-045894
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014954-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,421,896 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 May 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9EB
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OPTUM HEALTH SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED

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