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# Prescribing Decision Support Tool Provision for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prescribing-decision-support-tool-provision-for-nhs-mid-and-south-essex-integrated-care-bo-ocds-h6vhtk-0399f5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board: "Prescribing Decision Support Tool Provision for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board". 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 Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-mid-and-south-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qh8)
- **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:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Clinical information system, Medical software package
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,008,450 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0399f5`

## Before you bid
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- **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/prescribing-decision-support-tool-provision-for-nhs-mid-and-south-essex-integrated-care-bo-ocds-h6vhtk-0399f5#tl-md)

## Description
The Prescribing Decision Support Tool enables prescribers (GPs, nurses and pharmacists) to understand the recommended local choices for prescribing. The implementation of this system creates significant savings through prescribers accepting the recommended switches and also educates prescribers to select those first choice products the next time these are prescribed. The tool also provides safety messages at the point of prescribing.
A contract to deliver the Prescribing Decision Support Tool across the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (MSE ICB) area has been awarded to Optum. This contract has been awarded via the SBS Framework for Medicines Management Prescribing Decision Support Systems 2 (Reference SBS/19/AB/WAS/9389).  
This contract commences 1st September 2022 for a period of 24 months until the 31st August 2024, with the option to extend the contract for a further 12 months. The total aggregate contract value is £1,210,140.00 (inclusive of VAT).The total aggregate contract value is £1,008,450.00 (excluding VAT) and this figure has been reflected in the award notice published by the Authority in line with Find a Tender Service publishing guidance.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48814400
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Prescribing Decision Support Tool Provision in Mid and South Essex ICB (active)
  - Award id: `002079-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Optum Health Solutions (UK) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-126432`
  - Value: £1,008,450 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Prescribing Decision Support Tool Provision in Mid and South Essex ICB (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,008,450
  - Signed Date: 30/08/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002079-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-24T01:27:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:12:39.243Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0399f5