Electronic Prescription Service
- Buyer
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
- Value
- £160,000
- Closes
- 1 December 2026
- Where
- Rotherham, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust wants to buy a software system that lets its clinicians create, sign and send prescriptions electronically through the national NHS Electronic Prescription Service, replacing paper prescriptions. The contract covers setting the system up, connecting it to the Trust's existing MEDITECH patient records system and other national NHS services, training staff, and ongoing support and maintenance. The estimated value is £160,000.
What the buyer wants
• Supply and implement an integrated electronic prescribing software solution, including configuration, testing and deployment. • Connect the solution to the Trust's MEDITECH Electronic Patient Record and to national NHS services, including the Electronic Prescription Service, Care Identity Service 2 (CIS2, the NHS staff login system), Personal Demographics Service (PDS, the patient record lookup) and the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices. • Provide training, technical support and ongoing maintenance, with the system meeting clinical safety, information governance, auditability and reporting requirements.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice does not list specific certifications, but it requires proven integration with MEDITECH and several national NHS services, plus clinical safety and information governance, so a small business without existing experience of building or supporting NHS clinical software would most likely be ruled out.
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How to bid
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Where to apply
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