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title: "22_02_04 NHS Prescriptions, Cards & Print"
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# 22_02_04 NHS Prescriptions, Cards & Print

Buyer: NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-470277c3-8019-4eba-a0af-82e3950ec65f

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## Summary

The NHS Business Services Authority has awarded a contract for the provision of NHS prescriptions, cards, and print materials. The framework agreement covers various secure and non-secure printed products for medical exemptions, tax credits, insurance cards, and more. The contract period is from 01/07/2024 to 30/06/2028, extendable for two years. The tender was open, with the tender closing on 18/05/2023.

This opportunity is relevant for businesses in the bespoke printed matter and electronic information services industry categories. Companies capable of producing custom printed products and offering online order portals would find this tender suitable. The contract is valued at £125,846,418 GBP and involves a large-scale supplier, XEROX (UK) LIMITED, with operations planned to start on 01/07/2024.

## Notice

This is a framework agreement for the NHSBSA and wider health family to provide secure forms, non secure forms, personalised printed products, NHS Cards, Health Insurance Cards. The current requirement is to provide an agreement to produce and distribute personalised cards and/or paper certificates and/or digital exemptions and/or documentation for: - Medical Exemption (Medex) - Tax Credits (TC) - European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) - Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) - NHS Pension payroll information - Covid Pass To provide an online ordering portal and customer contact centre with catalogues to order secure and non secure forms: The Secure catalogue consists of prescription forms used in England and Wales and can either be personalised pads or non-personalised single sheets. The Non-Secure catalogue consists of national products used across the NHS; these range from dental record cards to specialist neonatal screening cards, multipart patient record and information packs. In addition, the Help with Health Costs catalogue consists of a number of leaflets, posters and application forms which enable certain patients to receive financial assistance with elements of their healthcare. The initial contract period will be 01/07/2024 - 30/06/2028 with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The initial contract period start date is when operational services will commence. This does not include the implementation period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a3f4049-ba4d-4bfe-ad9f-5dff8ffebb2b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 18 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2024 - 30 Jun 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £125,846,418 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £125,846,418 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE15 8NY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Lemington |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | XEROX (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 22458000 - Bespoke printed matter
- 64216200 - Electronic information services
- 79824000 - Printing and distribution services

## Release History

- 21 Dec 2023 at 08:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a3f4049-ba4d-4bfe-ad9f-5dff8ffebb2b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a3f4049-ba4d-4bfe-ad9f-5dff8ffebb2b
  21st December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/19198941-5e78-4b72-b27b-9cede5ffead3
  NHS PCP Final Contract_Redacted

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