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BLMK ICB Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Medication Review Service

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:38.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Spirit Healthcare Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£165k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Aug 2025
Award ID
048165-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
06259954
Location
Leicester, UKF21, LE2 6UP, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85121100 — General-practitioner services
  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • 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. <br/><br/>The contact has been awarded following direct award process A with a maximum contract value £165,000 based on £550 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05867d
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
No realistic alternative provider.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Please note that the contract for this service has been awarded to Spirit Implement Limited (Companies House registration number 07300197) and not Spirit Healthcare Ltd (Companies House registration number 06259954). This was selected inadvertently as both organisations are registered at the same address i.e. Spirit House, Saffron Way, Leicester, LE2 6UP. All other elements of the award remain the same and no other changes have been made.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85121100
Scheme
CPV
Description
General-practitioner services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
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. <br/><br/>The contact has been awarded following direct award process A with a maximum contract value £165,000 based on £550 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.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
No realistic alternative provider
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
All ICB's geographical regions i.e. Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ12
Entry 2
Region
UKJ12

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-154335
Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH25
Locality
Bedfordshire
Postal Code
SG17 5TQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-157782
Name
Spirit Healthcare Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF21
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE2 6UP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Spirit House, Saffron Way, Leicester

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
06259954
Legal Name
Spirit Healthcare Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 1162865000
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-130973
Name
NHS England

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS England

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
048165-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-157782
Name
Spirit Healthcare Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
048165-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
048165-2025-1
Date Signed
7 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
165,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bedfordshire · UKH25 · SG17 5TQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ12

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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