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title: "23_03_01 NHSE API Development Pharmacy DMS"
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# 23_03_01 NHSE API Development Pharmacy DMS

Buyer: NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c76eca0b-21fe-473c-96d2-c2f4d6b7f1c8

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## Summary

The NHS Business Services Authority has awarded a contract for the development of an API for the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS). The tender, titled "23_03_01 NHSE API Development Pharmacy DMS", falls under the industry category of "Software support services" and is located in the North East region of the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is "award", with a total contract value of £20,000 GBP. Key dates include the contract start date of 14th August 2023 and end date of 31st March 2024.

This tender provides an opportunity for software suppliers in the healthcare industry to develop an API for DMS, enabling data transmission between pharmacy software and the NHSBSA portal. Businesses experienced in providing dispensing or clinical services and capable of meeting development milestones within specified timeframes are well-suited to compete. The fixed fee of £20,000 GBP will be paid upon successful API development, testing, and go-live. Suppliers must also enter into specific agreements with NHSBSA to support ongoing service changes and compliance with NHS standards.

## Notice

NHSBSA (as a Special Health Authority Department of Health and Social Care) receives details relating to NHS Advanced and Essential Services outlined in the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework and the Drug Tariff via its Manage Your Service Portal (MYS Portal) to reimburse Community Pharmacy Contractors in England. NHS England (NHSE) has commissioned NHSBSA to deliver these services in respect of the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS). This opportunity is for Suppliers who already provide software to pharmacies, to develop an API for DMS, to enable the transmission of data from the Supplier's software to the MYS Portal and receipt into the Supplier's software of response data from the MYS Portal. Suppliers will be paid a fixed fee of PS20,000 excluding VAT for the successful development, testing and go-live of the API when completed in accordance with NHSBSA standards and completion dates. The proposed timeline is as follows: - Tender issued: 23 June 2023 - Supplier clarification questions submitted: 12:00 on 30 June 2023 - Tenders due: 12:00 on 7 July 2023 - Contract commences: 21 July 2023 - Present the Software (the user interface) to the Authority in confirmation that it has developed the Software to incorporate all fields and capture all data required by the Authority in the Services Specification, and that are necessary to enable the Pharmacy Contractor to provide the DMS Services to citizens by 14 December 2023 - Confirm that the Software can make a suitable report available to the Pharmacy Contractors that informs them of the level of activity they've input for each claim period and will enable the Pharmacy Contractor to provide the required data to the relevant Trust by 11 January 2024 - Acceptance Tests complete by 18 January 2024 - Successful transmission of a live service message via the API by 25 January 2024 - Live message transmission commencement and service payment window opens by 1 February 2024 The following requirements apply to all Suppliers: 1. They are a current supplier of dispensing or clinical services. 2. They can deliver the requirements and key (testing and development) milestones within the timescales set out herein. 3. They agree that the fixed fee of PS20,000 excluding VAT will only be paid on successful development, testing and go-live of the API. 4. They will enter into the NHSBSA Non-Processor Agreement and Software Development and Support Agreement. 5. They will support ongoing changes to the service up to twice annually for the duration of the existing CPCF agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea613077-4d65-4e3a-b2e9-671e1e21d3d4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 13 Aug 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,000 |
| 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 | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PHARMDATA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2023 at 10:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea613077-4d65-4e3a-b2e9-671e1e21d3d4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea613077-4d65-4e3a-b2e9-671e1e21d3d4
  4th September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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