Notice Information
Notice Title
C002163 Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways Programme Technology Delivery Partner
Notice Description
The Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways (DPDP) Programme is a key commitment in Scottish Government's Digital Health and Care Strategy and is set to revolutionise Scotland's prescribing and dispensing process by replacing the paper prescription with a digital solution, ultimately in all community settings. The DPDP product will link prescribing systems and people and prescriber identity to pharmacy systems and people, introducing new messaging and integration, verification mechanisms and an advanced electronic signature, which meets the legal digital standards needed to replace the wet signature on the paper prescription script. In addition to product specific functions, the DPDP product will use the National Digital Platform (NDP) to manage key functions of centralised access, orchestration and audit which will either be designed for future reuse or use capabilities currently in place. This is in consistent with Scotland's National Digital Health and Care strategy. Three directorates of Scottish Government, Medicine and Therapeutics, Primary care and Digital Health and Social Care directorates have commissioned NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and National Services Scotland (NSS) to develop and deliver this solution together. NES Technology Service (NTS) is responsible for the technical build, development and maintenance of the DPDP product and the NDP technology capabilities that support it, and is seeking a delivery partner to work with to allow it to scale the capacity and capabilities in its teams in order to meet its deliverables.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The delivery partner's resources will work collaboratively as an integrated part of the Technology Service within NHS Education for Scotland using established programme management and technology delivery methodologies. This will include, for example, participation in standard project and programme management and delivery structures, such as daily stand-up meetings, planning meetings, programme boards. Activities such as concise highlight reporting, developing architectural documentation, service blueprints, organising and participating in engagement, design and delivery meetings with stakeholders as appropriate will be required. Staff from the delivery partner will be embedded in teams with staff from NHS Education for Scotland, contributing specialised skills and resources, and be involved throughout the software, system, and service development lifecycle from requirements through deployment and operation, maximising effective working relationships and bi-directional knowledge transfer.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000821710
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548125
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
72222300 - Information technology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £9,400,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jan 20264 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH3 9DN
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
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- 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
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- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548125
C002163 Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways Programme Technology Delivery Partner - The Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways (DPDP) Programme is a key commitment in Scottish Government's Digital Health and Care Strategy and is set to revolutionise Scotland's prescribing and dispensing process by replacing the paper prescription with a digital solution, ultimately in all community settings. The DPDP product will link prescribing systems and people and prescriber identity to pharmacy systems and people, introducing new messaging and integration, verification mechanisms and an advanced electronic signature, which meets the legal digital standards needed to replace the wet signature on the paper prescription script. In addition to product specific functions, the DPDP product will use the National Digital Platform (NDP) to manage key functions of centralised access, orchestration and audit which will either be designed for future reuse or use capabilities currently in place. This is in consistent with Scotland's National Digital Health and Care strategy. Three directorates of Scottish Government, Medicine and Therapeutics, Primary care and Digital Health and Social Care directorates have commissioned NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and National Services Scotland (NSS) to develop and deliver this solution together. NES Technology Service (NTS) is responsible for the technical build, development and maintenance of the DPDP product and the NDP technology capabilities that support it, and is seeking a delivery partner to work with to allow it to scale the capacity and capabilities in its teams in order to meet its deliverables.
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