Drug Knowledge Base for Electronic Health and Care Record

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
South West
Direct award
22 July 2026 to 31 March 2036

Provision of FDB Multilex software to provide medicines optimisation and clinical decision support, specifically for integration with the Epic electronic health and care record system. This is a proprietary solution required for compatibility with the Healthset Programme and encompass functionality.

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Awarded value: £2.9m; As published
Published: 9 July 2026; Find a Tender
Awarded: 9 July 2026; First Databank
Contract length: 116 months; Ends 31 March 2036

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of proprietary drug knowledge base software for medicines optimisation and clinical decision support within electronic health record systems.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
9 July 2026
Contract awardedto First Databank
9 July 2026
Contract starts
22 July 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2036

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21× the typical clinical decision support contract (£139k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3636376/drug-knowledge-base-for-electronic-health-and-care-record
Buyer reference: C457749
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c6f3
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Drug Knowledge Base for Electronic Health and Care Record. Contract award, 9 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3636376/drug-knowledge-base-for-electronic-health-and-care-record (accessed 12 October 2026).