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# Further Competition for Prescribing Decision Support Software

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/further-competition-for-prescribing-decision-support-software-ocds-h6vhtk-0515e2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board: "Further Competition for Prescribing Decision Support Software". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-frimley-integrated-care-board-nhs-qnq)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Programming services of application software, Programming services of packaged software products
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £855,401 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0515e2`

## 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/further-competition-for-prescribing-decision-support-software-ocds-h6vhtk-0515e2#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) was seeking to procure Prescribing Decision Support Software services, in line with the specified requirements.
This procurement was undertaken as a further competition against the Shared Business Services - Medicines Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support Systems 3 Framework - Lot 1 - Medicine Optimisation System.
The highest scoring provider is Optum Health Solutions (UK) Ltd.
The contract period is 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028 for 3 years (option to extend for 2 years (to 31st March 2030)).
The total contract value for this procurement is £855,400.7 excluding VAT for the life of the contract (including extensions).
This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 72212000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) was seeking to procure Prescribing Decision Support Software services, in line with the specified requirements.
This procurement was undertaken as a further competition against the Shared Business ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 022240-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **OPTUM HEALTH SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-126432`
  - Value: £855,401 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 022240-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £855,401
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022240-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-16T12:59:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T09:18:13.921Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0515e2