--- title: "PN426 Electronic Prescribing System ESP" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f455" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f455" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f455.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f455.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust" published: "2026-09-08" --- # PN426 Electronic Prescribing System ESP Buyer: Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f455 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f455) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f455.json) ## Summary Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is exploring the purchase of an electronic prescribing system for use in its health service operations. The requirement is classified as a medical software package and is treated as a goods procurement. The system would support electronic prescribing rather than supplying medicines or providing general consultancy. The buying organisation is based in Sheffield, and the procurement is associated with the Trust’s services there. The stated purpose of the market engagement is to establish whether there is only one supplier able to provide the required solution. This will suit businesses that develop, supply or implement electronic prescribing software for healthcare organisations, particularly providers with a complete system rather than a general-purpose clinical or pharmacy platform. The procurement is at the planning stage and is a preliminary market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The Trust expects to use the responses to confirm its view of the supplier market before proceeding. It has set an engagement milestone for 6 October 2026, and expects the next notice to be published on 13 October 2026. The planned contract period is 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2030, lasting four years. The estimated value is £440,000 excluding VAT, or £528,000 including VAT. There is one planned lot, and the procurement is above the relevant threshold. The single lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Businesses able to offer the required electronic prescribing solution are asked to make contact during the engagement phase. This will suit an established healthcare technology supplier with an electronic prescribing system that can meet the Trust’s operational requirements. Relevant preparation should cover the product’s prescribing functionality, implementation approach, integration with clinical and pharmacy systems, information governance, cyber security, user support and ongoing maintenance. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate that their software is suitable for use in a health service environment and can be supported over a multi-year arrangement. The Trust’s wording indicates that it is testing whether a single supplier can meet the requirement, so businesses with a complete, demonstrable solution are likely to be better placed than providers offering only isolated software components. The planned lot is identified as suitable for SMEs, including specialist healthcare software firms with the necessary delivery capacity and experience. ## Notice We are interested in purchasing an electronic prescribing System, we believe there is only one supplier in the market that can offer this requirement, we are publishing this notice to confirm this situation, if you can offer this solution could you please contact us via email in the first instance supplies@sheffieldpartnership,nhs.uk ### Planning Information We are interested in purchasing an electronic prescribing System, we believe there is only one supplier in the market that can offer this requirement, we are publishing this notice to confirm this situation, if you can offer this solution could you please contact us via email in the first instance supplies@sheffieldpartnership,nhs.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084793-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £440,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Postcode area | Sheffield | | Postcode | S4 7QQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | Burngreave | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48180000 - Medical software package ## Release History - 8 Sep 2026 at 11:29 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084793-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084793-2026 8th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.sheffieldpartnership.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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