--- title: "22_02_04 NHS Prescriptions, Print & Cards RFI" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-858b7ecc-12fa-44d4-b8b8-cc257e73a5dd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-858b7ecc-12fa-44d4-b8b8-cc257e73a5dd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-858b7ecc-12fa-44d4-b8b8-cc257e73a5dd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-858b7ecc-12fa-44d4-b8b8-cc257e73a5dd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY" published: "2022-09-20" --- # 22_02_04 NHS Prescriptions, Print & Cards RFI Buyer: NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-858b7ecc-12fa-44d4-b8b8-cc257e73a5dd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-858b7ecc-12fa-44d4-b8b8-cc257e73a5dd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-858b7ecc-12fa-44d4-b8b8-cc257e73a5dd.json) ## Summary The NHS Business Services Authority is inviting market engagement for a framework agreement related to the procurement of NHS prescriptions, printing, and cards. The engagement is currently in the planning stage, with a deadline for expression of interest set for August 2nd, 2022. The opportunity includes the production and distribution of various medical cards and forms, with detailed requirements available on the Health Family Portal. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in bespoke printed matter, financial information systems, and electronic information services to engage with the NHSBSA. The procurement process involves a pre-market-engagement exercise, focusing on gathering information from the market rather than awarding contracts. Interested parties are required to register for the supplier webinar and submit RFI responses by specified dates to participate in the process effectively. ## Notice UPDATED TO INCLUDE PTME REPORT This Early Engagement Notice is in relation to Pre-tender Market Engagement (PTME) and Request for Information (RFI) is to provide the market with information surrounding the opportunity for a framework agreement for the NHSBSA and wider health family to provide secure forms, non secure forms, NHS Cards, Health Insurance Cards and Healthy Start Prepaid Cards and obtain information from the market to inform the procurement and contracting strategy. 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) - Healthy Start Prepaid Cards (this is an FCA regulated product) - NHS Pension payroll information 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. Further details will be provided in Supplier Webinar and interested parties must register an interest and further details are available via https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. The opportunity reference is C76505. RFI documentation will be issued through the Health Family Portal upon receipt of your expression of interest and in any event no later than Tuesday 2nd August 2022. A supplier webinar which will be held 10:00 (BST), Monday 8th August 2022. RFI response is due noon Friday 26th August 2022. Interested parties must register an interest in the supplier webinar and RFI through the Health Family Portal by noon Monday 1st August 2022. This is a pre-market-engagement exercise. It is not an invitation to tender or invitation to offer an agreement and will not result in an award of a contract. If you do not wish to take part in this RFI exercise, it will not affect any current or future business with the NHSBSA. Participation in this RFI exercise will not qualify you to provide any services or products to the NHSBSA and will not guarantee an invitation to submit an offer as part of any future procurement exercise. The NHSBSA will not accept any liability for costs incurred by you in participating in this RFI exercise. This invitation has been published on the Find a Tender Service and on Contracts Finder ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/524ad980-0f43-4009-8c8b-e64d69b37d31 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Aug 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 22 - Printed matter and related products - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 48 - Software package and information systems - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 22458000 - Bespoke printed matter - 30160000 - Magnetic cards - 30161000 - Credit cards - 48812000 - Financial information systems - 64216200 - Electronic information services - 66000000 - Financial and insurance services - 66110000 - Banking services ## Release History - 20 Sep 2022 at 13:48 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/524ad980-0f43-4009-8c8b-e64d69b37d31 - 19 Jul 2022 at 14:26 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d94e8225-e07a-4f2e-b1bb-2f15fdbc2489 - 18 Jul 2022 at 10:33 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa421c16-a974-4600-aebd-bad13df9c7d6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/524ad980-0f43-4009-8c8b-e64d69b37d31 20th September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d94e8225-e07a-4f2e-b1bb-2f15fdbc2489 19th July 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa421c16-a974-4600-aebd-bad13df9c7d6 18th July 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9c8e0a8b-ef9b-47ef-b242-1a4ff5ad99bd 22_02_04 RFI Supplier day summary FV 20.09.22 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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