ScriptSwitch Prescribing Decision Support national subscription

Concepts

• edinburgh
• information technology
• prescribing costs
• prescribing savings
• scriptswitch prescribing decision support national subscription
• a medicines decision support system
• scriptswitch prescribing decision support
• the prescribing workflow
• national
• subscription

Location

Scotland

Geochart for 2 buyers and 1 suppliers

NHS National Services Scotland NSS

Optum Health Solutions

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Description

ScriptSwitch is a medicines decision support system integrated with GP clinical systems. Embedded within the prescribing workflow and integrated with the patient record, it aims to provide actionable information and guidance to reduce risk, improve outcomes and reduce prescribing costs. This is a national contract by NSS for the software on behalf of the 14 regional NHS Boards. The software services a patient list size of ~5.8m patients and delivered over 7m GBP of prescribing savings in 2023-24.

Total Quantity or Scope

This is a direct award of a two year contract, with an optional extension of one year, to provide a continuation of this service which has been provided as a national agreement since 2018. Currently no other software solution can provide this service integrated to any of the GP IT Clinical Systems in use in Scotland.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

NSS awards this contract under Regulation 33.(1)(b)(ii) where competition is absent for technical reasons.

Other Information

(SC Ref:766184)