# Request for Proposal under the ELIS Framework Lot 1B: Implementation support for NHS England Medicines Value Programme - Phase 1 only

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT](/buyers/nhs-arden-and-greater-east-midlands-commissioning-support-unit/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Optum
- Award value: £200,000
- Award date: 16 October 2017
- Published: 15 November 2017
- Contract start: 20 November 2017
- Contract end: 11 January 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 587de150-beae-414d-9aa6-8acc88ea8e14-182114
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cf5c8842-9088-48e5-9670-00f7e06eb7b6

## Description

The NHS spends £16\.8 billion a year on medicines\. Effective spending on medicines will be fundamental to the aims of the NHS in delivering the best possible outcomes in as cost-effective a way as possible\. Driving better value from medicines spend will also be central to ensuring financial sustainability of the NHS\. To support these ambitions, NHS England has developed a cross-cutting programme, working with NHS Digital and NHS Improvement, across four work-streams: - Policy framework - developing the overarching framework at a national and local level that governs access and pricing of medicines - Commercial arrangements - determine the price that the NHS pays for individual medicines and the reimbursement mechanisms that are used - Monitoring and review - putting in place systems to ensure appropriate usage, reduce wastage and ensure uptake\. - Better infrastructure - to underpin implementation, including the Digital Medicines Strategy, the supply chain and community pharmacy

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/587de150-beae-414d-9aa6-8acc88ea8e14-182114)