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title: "Provision of Software for Drug Dispensing Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f18a"
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buyer: "NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# Provision of Software for Drug Dispensing Services

Buyer: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f18a

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## Summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust procured software to support drug dispensing services within a secure location at HMP Nottingham. The requirement is categorised as health services and concerns the software element of healthcare delivery in a custodial setting. The Trust is the buying organisation, based at St Mary’s Hospital in Kettering. The service supports continuity of healthcare provision during the mobilisation of healthcare services at the prison. The requirement was arranged as a single lot and relates specifically to dispensing medicines rather than general clinical services, pharmacy staffing or the wider healthcare contract. The selected supplier is Medilogic UK Ltd, a Hampshire-based company. Businesses considering similar work should therefore have a product suited to secure healthcare environments and medicine-dispensing operations.

This procurement has been awarded. The Trust used Direct Award Process A for an urgent situation under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without prior publication of a competition. The stated urgency followed NHS England’s emergency award of the wider healthcare contract at HMP Nottingham; delay was considered a risk to patient or public safety, and the existing subcontract was novated to maintain continuity during mobilisation. Medilogic UK Ltd was selected as the supplier. The award is active, with one bid recorded. The contract value is £6,000. The contract was signed on 19 November 2025. The planned evaluation basis was 70% quality and 30% price. The process does not use options.

This award indicates demand for specialist software supporting drug dispensing in a secure custodial healthcare environment. A credible future competitor would need a dependable dispensing platform that can operate within prison or similarly restricted sites, support safe and continuous medicines provision, and integrate with healthcare mobilisation arrangements. The evaluation placed greater weight on quality than price, so suppliers would need to demonstrate operational reliability, patient-safety controls, usability for healthcare staff and the ability to maintain service continuity under urgent implementation conditions. Relevant experience in pharmacy, medicines management, prison healthcare or other secure clinical settings would strengthen a supplier’s position. The requirement also shows that the buyer may rely on established subcontracting arrangements when rapid mobilisation is necessary, making transition planning and implementation capacity commercially important.

## Notice

Provision of software for drug dispensing services within secure location

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Trust considers that an award must be made urgently, the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the Trust due to the Emergency Award by NHS England of the Head Contract for Healthcare Services at HMP Nottingham to the Trust. Delaying the award of the contract to satisfy the requirements of the PSR would likely pose a risk to patient or public safety. The award term reflects the novation of existing supplier subcontracts from the incumbent on existing terms to ensure the continuity of healthcare services during the mobilisation period of less than three-months. The period of mobilisation would not have allowed the Trust to identify alternative provision for the subcontracted service. The relevant authority has awarded this contract under the Direct Award Process A - Urgent situation (F03) under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

### Procurement Information

The Trust considers that an award must be made urgently, the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the Trust due to the Emergency Award by NHS England of the Head Contract for Healthcare Services at HMP Nottingham to the Trust. Delaying the award of the contract to satisfy the requirements of the PSR would likely pose a risk to patient or public safety. The award term reflects the novation of existing supplier subcontracts from the incumbent on existing terms to ensure the continuity of healthcare services during the mobilisation period of less than three-months. The period of mobilisation would not have allowed the Trust to identify alternative provision for the subcontracted service. The relevant authority has awarded this contract under the Direct Award Process A - Urgent situation (F03) under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083580-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £6,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | KETTERING |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN15 7PW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Pipers Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Kettering |
| Delivery location | TLF14 Nottingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Medilogic UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 15:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083580-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.nhft.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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