PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Contract for the Provision of a Medicine Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support Systems

NHS KENT AND MEDWAY ICB · published 12 May 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID8279fd32-e878-4f52-9373-a919099c8221-896574
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-a578fd88-71f4-44d0-9f0c-d32a556d9afb
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/qKSM86EB
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£535,427
award field
Tender value
£535,427
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
48000000
Software package and information systems
Delivery
South East, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The contract is awarded for an initial period of 2 years (24 months) -£535,426.76 ex VAT Optional extension for up to 24 months Maximum contract term - 4 years (48 months) The procurement process was supported initially by MCH Procurement, and then MTW Procurement took over as procurement advisors in 2026 to place a new contract, for the Provision of a Medicine Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support System. NHS Kent and Medway ICB's requirement is for a Prescribing Decision Support System,covering the ICB footprint. A call-off process from the NHS SBS framework (SBS10252) was undertaken, involving a mini competition, this was restricted, only allowing suppliers on the framework to participate, to identify the most suitable provider to deliver requirements. The contract has been awarded to Optum Health Solutions (UK) Limited.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release12 May 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published18 Dec 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2028
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Published 12 May 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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