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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-cc9a7e7a-b2b7-4c97-addc-b2be8eea6a9a

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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. The title of the tender is "NHSE API Development Pharmacy DMS", and it falls under the industry category of Software support services. The procurement stage is complete with a value of £20,000 GBP. The tender was issued on 17 July 2023, and key dates include the contract starting on 14 August 2023 and final live message transmission by 1 February 2024 in the North East, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for suppliers who currently provide software to pharmacies and can deliver development milestones within the specified timescales. Businesses providing dispensing or clinical services and agreeing to the fixed fee of £20,000 excluding VAT are well-suited to compete. The award was given to Positive Solutions, with the contract period running from 14 August 2023 to 31 March 2024. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) particularly stand to benefit from this contract opportunity.

## 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). Further to the publication of the previous Contracts Finder Notice* the NHSBSA is inviting additional suppliers to bid for this opportunity. 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: 17 July 2023 - Supplier clarification questions submitted: 12:00 on 24 July 2023 - Tenders due: 12:00 on 31 July 2023 - Contract commences: 14 August 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/84f7e2f9-21e8-4fb3-bce8-02c4d946e22d |
| 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 | 17 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 | POSITIVE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2023 at 10:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84f7e2f9-21e8-4fb3-bce8-02c4d946e22d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84f7e2f9-21e8-4fb3-bce8-02c4d946e22d
  4th September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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