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Prescription Exemption Checking Service (PECS) 2026/2027

NHS England · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 13:02.

Opportunity overview

Prescription Exemption Checking Service (DECS) 2026/2027 The Provider will investigate a random sample of prescription claims from patients who have claimed exemption from payment to verify the accuracy of the exemption declared. Claims are verified by cross checking the patient details on the prescription claim against the Provider records of valid exemption schemes which the Provider administer in addition to DWP records.

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.

NHS Business Services Authority

No match
Contract value
£15.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£15.1m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PYDZ-5139-HQCJ
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKC22, NE15 8NX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
C440772
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 – absence of competition for technical reasons

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS England
Id
GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDPT-3135-BWWY

Address

Street Address
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Name
David Stack

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
NHS Business Services Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PYDZ-5139-HQCJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYDZ-5139-HQCJ

Address

Street Address
Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn riverside
Locality
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE15 8NX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212400
Description
Fraud audit services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYDZ-5139-HQCJ
Name
NHS Business Services Authority

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Prescription Exemption Checking Services (PECS) 2026/2027
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
21 Apr 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
21 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
15,138,244
Amount
15,138,244
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-23218
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
091765-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Sept 2026, 11:34
Format
text/html

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
redacted contract
Id
091765-2026

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8UG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

6 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

6 VERSIONS
  1. 036157-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 036221-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 036238-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 036242-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 064001-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·
  6. 091765-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·