Awarded· 6 Aug 2025
BLMK ICB Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Medication Review Service
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Central Bedfordshire, East of England
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Medication Review Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 18 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Spirit Healthcare
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:24
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 09:16
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Medication Review Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire. The contract went to Spirit Healthcare. It was awarded on 6 August 2025. The contract value is £165,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 18 August 2025. The notice number is 049369-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05867d.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "BLMK ICB Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Medication Review Service" was managed by the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board. This procurement falls under the services industry category, specifically general-practitioner services, and serves the geographical regions of Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom (UKH25).
The process involved awarding a contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with the service needing to be mobilised by 1st September 2025. The contract, valued at £165,000, also allows for strategic business positioning in repeat or extended health service provisions, highlighting potential growth through showcasing delivery capabilities in regulatory-driven environments.
The notice in full
The Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) medication review service will assist Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) GP practices to deliver a high quality and safe DOAC review and change programme.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) medication review service will be delivered by provider employed non-medical prescribing pharmacist with clinical expertise in DOAC prescribing and experience of undertaken similar DOAC review and change programmes. Identifying, reviewing and where appropriate and with patients consent initiating/prescribing a cost-effective DOAC for the patient.
The contact has been awarded following direct award process A with a maximum contract value PS165,000 based on PS550 per clinical day (7.5hrs) and the contract value is activity related. The contract is for a period of 4 months from 1st September 2025 to 31st December 2025 with an option to extend for a period of up to 3months i.e. 31st March 2026, if required within the specified financial envelope.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Spirit Healthcare
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £165,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 049369-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05867d
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services; 85121100 - General-practitioner services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Town
- Stevenage
- Postcode
- SG17 5TQ
- Electoral ward
- Shefford
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Delivery area
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Central Bedfordshire
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Spirit Healthcare
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about BLMK ICB Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Medication Review Service
Who won the BLMK ICB Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Medication Review Service contract?
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Spirit Healthcare on 6 August 2025.
How much is the BLMK ICB Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Medication Review Service contract worth?
The contract value is £165,000.
Who is the buyer for BLMK ICB Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Medication Review Service?
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, based in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.
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