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Secondary Care Medicines Data Pre-Market Engagement

NHS England · NHS and health

In brief

NHS England has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £6,750,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 2 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 118 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £6,750,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

NHS England is seeking to procure capability and/or related tooling for data processing of data from hospital pharmacy systemsassociated licensing and implementation support. The initial high-level objectives would be to provide: • reporting function to Trust and a national data set on the stock position and daily issuance of medicines in secondary care; and • a price comparison tool that compares the prices paid by a Trust with those of national NHS procurement framework for medicines

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 092056-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 092063-2026

About the buyer

NHS EnglandLast 12 months

Procurements

1193

Awards

478

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From notice 092056-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 September 2026, last updated 29 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 September 2026.