Notice Information
Notice Title
Further Competition for Prescribing Decision Support Software
Notice Description
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) was seeking to procure Prescribing Decision Support Software services, in line with the specified requirements. This procurement was undertaken as a further competition against the Shared Business Services - Medicines Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support Systems 3 Framework - Lot 1 - Medicine Optimisation System. The highest scoring provider is Optum Health Solutions (UK) Ltd. The contract period is 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028 for 3 years (option to extend for 2 years (to 31st March 2030)). The total contract value for this procurement is PS855,400.7 excluding VAT for the life of the contract (including extensions). This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) was seeking to procure Prescribing Decision Support Software services, in line with the specified requirements. This procurement was undertaken as a further competition against the Shared Business Services - Medicines Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support Systems 3 Framework - Lot 1 - Medicine Optimisation System. The highest scoring provider is Optum Health Solutions (UK) Ltd. The contract period is 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028 for 3 years (option to extend for 2 years (to 31st March 2030)). The total contract value for this procurement is PS855,400.7 excluding VAT for the life of the contract (including extensions). This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: The services are non-healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0515e2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022240-2025
- 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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
72212000 - Programming services of application software
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £855,400 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- scwcsu.cbprocurement@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WINDSOR
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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