RFP QuestBeta
Awarded · ResultStage · award

NHS England

Prior Approval System

IT ServicesCPV 72000000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published17 Jan 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Blueteq Limited

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Leigh Parker
leigh.parker1@nhs.net

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

A 12 months contract required for the NHS England prior approval system whilst conducting the Discovery and Alpha phases and procurement of the next iteration of the prior approval system.

The NHS England prior approval system enables clinicians to prescribe high-cost medicines to patients promptly by confirming patient eligibility via an online form detailing clinical treatment criteria.

The system is also used to ensure that NHS providers are reimbursed appropriately for the use if high-cost medicines.<br/><br/>The Long-Term Plan describes the need to focus on quality, whilst driving efficiency and productive investment.

It refers to unwarranted and unacceptable clinical variation, and the need to identify and eliminate such variation.

It also refers to the need to exploit developments in information to accelerate improvements in care and improve transparency across organisations.

The NHS England prior approval system supports this aim by ensuring that high-cost medicines are prescribed in accordance with NICE guidance and NHS England clinical policies.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The system is also used to ensure

The system is also used to ensure that NHS providers are reimbursed appropriately for the use if high-cost medicines.

02

The Long-Term Plan describes the need

The Long-Term Plan describes the need to focus on quality, whilst driving efficiency and productive investment.

03

It refers to unwarranted and unacceptable clinical

It refers to unwarranted and unacceptable clinical variation, and the need to identify and eliminate such variation.

04

It also refers to the need

It also refers to the need to exploit developments in information to accelerate improvements in care and improve transparency across organisations.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d460
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
001764-2025
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