Official UK procurement notice
MEDICINE OPTIMISATION PRESCRIBING DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS 3 (SBS10252)
Authority: NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Medicines Management Prescribing Decision Support Systems to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
CPV: Database-management system · Medical information systems · Software package and information systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 3 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Medicine Optimisation SystemAwarded
Lot 1 offers computerised support which enables prescribers to switch easily to the suggested medicine, at an appropriate dose and frequency if the switch suggested by the solution is accepted by the prescriber (typically a GP or a nurse with a prescribing role). This increases the effectiveness, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing in general practices.
Lot #2Data Population Health Medicine Optimisation SystemAwarded
Lot 2 will enable Approved Organisations to access healthcare decision intelligence tools to make more informed, evidence-based decisions when prescribing medicines by providing them with insights and recommendations based on data and analytics for general practices, hospitals, and community care.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Commercial: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 70
- Social Value: 10
- Commercial: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “MEDICINE OPTIMISATION PRESCRIBING DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS 3 (SBS10252)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Jan 2023, 14:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Mar 2024, 14:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SBS10252- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008457- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039641Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Term of this Framework Agreement shall be two years from the Commencement Date of 08/03/2024 and may be extended in accordance with Clause 15.2 of Schedule 2 provided that the duration of this Framework Agreement shall be no longer than four years in total. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) completed an open procedure for the procurement of the Framework Agreement for the provision of Medicine Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support Systems and related Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. This Framework Agreement offers computerised support which enables prescribers to switch easily to the suggested medicine, at an appropriate dose and frequency and also enables Approved Organisations to access healthcare decision intelligence tools to make more informed, evidence-based decisions when prescribing medicines by providing them with insights and recommendations based on data and analytics. Some purchases under this Framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations. In such cases, Call-off Contracts from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and Approved Organisations may, at their discretion, modify the terms and conditions of any Call-off Contracts to reflect that Approved Organisation's specific needs.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
Timeline
10 Apr 2023 → 15 Mar 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected10 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened13 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
- Notice published15 Mar 2024, 14:36 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2023- Status changed to active1 Sept 2023, 10:27 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Sept 2023, 10:27 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST1 Sept 2023, 10:27 BST
- Status changed to complete15 Mar 2024, 14:36 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £50,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Medicine Optimisation System
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Medicine Optimisation System
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Medicine Optimisation System
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Data Population Health Medicine Optimisation System
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Data Population Health Medicine Optimisation System
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Data Population Health Medicine Optimisation System
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Medicine Optimisation System | 3bids · 3 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Data Population Health Medicine Optimisation System | 6bids · 6 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- First DatabankFramework contractor
- Optum Health Solutions (UK) LtdFramework contractor
- Prescribing Services LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria