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title: "Gemscript Drug Dictionary"
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# Gemscript Drug Dictionary

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gemscript-drug-dictionary-ocds-h6vhtk-04b345). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS): "Gemscript Drug Dictionary". Published status: awardUpdate. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-115937)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,707,668 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b345`

## 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/gemscript-drug-dictionary-ocds-h6vhtk-04b345#tl-md)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 48000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Extension of subscription for Gemscript drug dictionary, in use with Vision GP IT Systems in Scotland.
This subscription is only required in sites until they have migrated to the new NP500717 GP IT Managed Services provided by Cegedim (the parent com...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 30/06/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Gemscript Drug Dictionary (active)
  - Award id: `035472-2024-NP504923-1`
  - Supplier(s): **In Practice Systems Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-128880`
  - Value: £1,707,668 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Gemscript Drug Dictionary (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,707,668
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035472-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-01T12:41:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:58:37.947Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b345