NP608625 Hospital Pharmacy Medicines Usage and Stockholding Reporting Platform

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£205,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Rx Info Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A Hospital Pharmacy Medicines Usage and Stockholding Reporting Platform

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Rx-Info is a commercial company that markets IT systems to support the reporting and…Awarded

Rx-Info is a commercial company that markets IT systems to support the reporting and analysis of NHS secondary care medicines usage data. The system has been use in Scotland since 2020.

The contract covers three modules: Define (medicines usage data), Exend (medicines stockholding in hospitals) and Exend+ (contract variance reporting). This tool has become a business critical resource for both Health Boards and the National Procurement medicines team in managing medicines shortages and monitoring the implementation of medicines Frameworks.

Delivery: Scotland

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 May 2025, 08:32 BST
Last source update: 1 May 2025, 08:32 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018229
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050ae0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: RxInfo is the only supplier that can supply this license

Publisher note: (SC Ref:797625)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £205,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Rx Info LtdSME	£205,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 018229-2025-NP608625-1 · Rx Info LtdSME
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£205,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Rx-info LtdAwarded supplier Exeter Science Park, 6 Babbage Way, Exeter, South West, EX5 2FN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.