# NHS England Prior Approval System Discovery Phase

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NHS England](/buyers/nhs-england/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: The PSC \(a trading name of The Public Service Consultants Limite
- Award value: £92,400
- Tender value: £92,400
- Award date: 16 July 2024
- Published: 23 July 2024
- Contract start: 16 July 2024
- Contract end: 16 October 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: bf927d4f-f5e6-4509-b24e-48ffad4925b0-769633
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-65c5fbc5-5dfe-41cf-bbb9-63a2de7b241b

## Description

A discovery phase to understand which Suppliers can host the system with finances available\. The system will provide a live prior approval IT tool to reduce administrative burden to the NHS and ensure treatments are funded by NHS England only for patients meeting defined treatment criteria\. This prior approval system is included in the Specialised commissioning NHS Standard contract agreed with providers\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf927d4f-f5e6-4509-b24e-48ffad4925b0-769633)