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# DHSC: Statistical Advisor to Medicine Margin Survey

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-statistical-advisor-to-medicine-margin-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-04e669). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSC: Statistical Advisor to Medicine Margin Survey". Published status: complete. Published Value: £125,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Published Value:** £125,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 March 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services, Statistical services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £116,800 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e669`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-statistical-advisor-to-medicine-margin-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-04e669#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-statistical-advisor-to-medicine-margin-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-04e669#participate

## Description
The medicine margin survey is a key component of this process by working to ensure that the correct level of funding is delivered to community pharmacies. Based on the results of the quarterly survey, adjustments are made to the NHS Drug tariff (which sets reimbursement prices for medicines dispensed under prescription) to calibrate delivery of future medicine margin and recoup any previous over- or under-delivery.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79330000, 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £125,000
- **Description:** This procurement was conducted to award for an independent statistical advisor to support the DHSC to deliver the its commitment to ensure and monitor  delivery of agreed community pharmacy funding is delivered.<br/>The advertised contract value was ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 034988-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83710`
  - Value: £116,800 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 034988-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £116,800
  - Signed Date: 01/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034988-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-25T10:06:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:30:25.030Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e669