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Drug Knowledge Base for Electronic Health and Care Record

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5 Nov 2026

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Primary CPV: 48000000 *
Software package and information systems
Location: 🇬🇧 Dorset and Somerset, South West
Value: £2,556,297
Contract: 9.3 years Duration
17/11/2026 31/03/2036
Contract Types: 48 *Software packages & information systems
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, TA1 5DA, United Kingdom · UKK2

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Reference: W242358

The Trust intends to enter into a contract with First Data Bank (FDB) UK for the provision of FDB Multilex. Multilex is FDB UK's proprietary software which provides medicines optimisation and clinical decision support for medicines management for the purposes of embedding within the Healthset Programme Epic electronic health and care record.

Awarded to

FIRST DATABANK UK LTD £2,556,297

Full CPV breakdown

48000000 — Software package and information systems (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Central government
Competition: Direct award (no competition)
Contract type: Goods
Winning supplier: Large company
Procurement method: Direct award
Main category: Goods
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Complete
Award status: Pending
Language: EN
Published: 05 Nov 2026 16:33
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07b5c1
Notice ID: W242358

Organisations on this notice

FIRST DATABANK UK LTD

Supplier Large

Stratus House Emperor Way, Exeter, EX1 3QS, United Kingdom

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www.fdbhealth.com/

GB-COH 01880682

Key dates

Future Signature Date: 17 Nov 2026 · Scheduled

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Party 1 › Address › Street	Musgrove Park Hospital
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	Taunton
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	TA1 5DA
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKK23
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Link	https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/
Party 1 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 2 › Name	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Party 2 › Address › Street	Management Offices, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	POOLE
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	BH15 2JB
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKK24
Party 2 › Role	buyer
Party 2 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 3 › Name	DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Party 3 › Address › Street	Williams Avenue
Party 3 › Address › Town / city	Dorchester, Dorset
Party 3 › Address › Postcode	DT1 2 JY
Party 3 › Address › Country	GB
Party 3 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKK25
Party 3 › Role	buyer
Party 3 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 4 › Name	DORSET HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Party 4 › Address › Street	Sentinel House, 4-6 Nuffield Road
Party 4 › Address › Town / city	Poole
Party 4 › Address › Postcode	BH17 0RB
Party 4 › Address › Country	GB
Party 4 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 4 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKK24
Party 4 › Role	buyer
Party 4 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 5 › Name	FIRST DATABANK UK LTD
Party 5 › Address › Street	Stratus House Emperor Way
Party 5 › Address › Town / city	Exeter
Party 5 › Address › Postcode	EX1 3QS
Party 5 › Address › Country	GB
Party 5 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 5 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKK43
Party 5 › Role	supplier
Party 5 › Link	http://www.fdbhealth.com/
Party 5 › Business size	large
Party 5 › VCSEs	No

Buyer

Name	SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Tender

Title	Drug Knowledge Base for Electronic Health and Care Record
Description	The Trust intends to enter into a contract with First Data Bank (FDB) UK for the provision of FDB Multilex. Multilex is FDB UK's proprietary software which provides medicines optimisation and clinical decision support for medicines management for the purposes of embedding within the Healthset Programme Epic electronic health and care record.
Status	complete
Procedure type	direct
Procedure	Direct award
Lot › Status	complete
Document › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Description	Not published

Awards

Status	pending
Value › Value incl. VAT	£3,067,556.40
Value › Value	£2,556,297
Value › Currency	GBP
Category	goods
Above threshold	Yes
Supplier › Name	FIRST DATABANK UK LTD
Item › CPV › Description	Software package and information systems
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UKK2
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom
Contract period › Start	17 Nov 2026
Contract period › End	31 Mar 2036
Document › Document type	Award notice
Document › Description	Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/105412-2026
Document › Published	5 Nov 2026
Milestone › Type	Future signature date
Milestone › Due	17 Nov 2026
Milestone › Status	scheduled

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