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title: "Contract Finder Award Notice"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS DIGITAL"
published: "2023-04-20"
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# Contract Finder Award Notice

Buyer: NHS DIGITAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f63daf7d-9cd5-4dfc-b1b6-cc2827c98f17

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## Summary

The NHS Digital has awarded a contract for the introduction of Dose Syntax into Primary Care Prescribing Systems. This IT services contract aims to enhance interoperability of medicine information within the NHS. The contract value is £200,000 GBP, and the procurement method used was selective, involving call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period runs from 28th March 2022 to 30th April 2022.

This tender award presents opportunities for IT service providers, especially those experienced in consulting, software development, and internet support. Businesses with expertise in implementing complex system changes and enhancing user experience are well-suited to compete in this tender. The location of the procurement is in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.

## Notice

Award of contract via Further Competition for discovery work for the introduction of Dose Syntax into Primary Care Prescribing Systems is the key enabler for full interoperability of medicine information, allowing machine readable medicine information to be transferred across the NHS for consumption in other systems. Development of this capability is complex and impacts many areas of the GP systems, including, but not limited to, the database architecture, existing workflows and user interface. Of these elements, the success of the introduction of the Dose Syntax is heavily dependent upon the Business Change experienced by the GP staff when using the new workflows, and the User Experience of using the new system capability in their day to day work. To ensure the impacts of adopting these standards and introducing new workflows to GP practices are thoroughly investigated, the start of this work is a comprehensive discovery phase.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a1ecdd7-b19c-4bab-93ef-d5a0ca5c5bc2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 27 Mar 2022 - 30 Apr 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £200,000 |
| 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 DIGITAL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | EMIS GROUP; EMIS HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 20 Apr 2023 at 16:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a1ecdd7-b19c-4bab-93ef-d5a0ca5c5bc2
- 7 Apr 2022 at 14:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cfc6a8dd-3476-45c2-9178-611e773e09a3
- 31 Mar 2022 at 10:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29d002b9-b9bd-4aa4-bc19-91512e16456e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a1ecdd7-b19c-4bab-93ef-d5a0ca5c5bc2
  20th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cfc6a8dd-3476-45c2-9178-611e773e09a3
  7th April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29d002b9-b9bd-4aa4-bc19-91512e16456e
  31st March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/8d000000HoI5/8zl1a3r_l2fjzIqYQdhupWFx7CKY9K_ZUsQ2REMHdv4
  C71324 Dose Syntax Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/467de09c-135c-4c60-99fc-64b84426f66a
  C71324 Dose Syntax Contract

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