Official UK procurement notice
Subscription to PrescQIPP · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSubscription to PrescQIPP for use of their Platform to access evidence-based resources, training and networks, to improve medicines-related care to patients,
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Mar 2026, 15:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 11:33 BST
- Authority reference
DAC20499- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046937- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066f5cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
PrescQIPP is the only platform/system currently available that provides access the training, resources and networks that can assist with imporving medicines-related care to patients. There are no reasonable alternatives to this platform. As such, we are relying on the justification of technical reasons as to why this requirement is suitable for a Direct Award. Procurement Act 20203, Schedule 5 Part 6 justification for a Direct Award.
6 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-
(a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 21 May 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends205 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published153 days ago21 May 2026, 11:33 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published19 Mar 2026, 15:29 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Mar 2026, 15:37 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 May 2026, 11:33 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESCQIPP C.I.C.SMEVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Provision for extension of 2 x 12 months | £140,000 | 18 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Subscription to PrescQIPP · PRESCQIPP C.I.C.SMEVCSE
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £140,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Provision for extension of 2 x 12 months
No agreed KPIs: Contract value is well below the £5m threshold requiring KPIs
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PRESCQIPP C.I.C.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender