National Electronic Prescription Service for the HSE
Health Service Executive (HSE)
The Health Service Executive, as the Contracting Authority, seeks to procure a suitably qualified Economic Operator to provide a National Electronic Prescribing Service (NEPS) by means of the Competitive Dialogue procedure. The National Electronic Prescription Service will be a secure, efficient, and fully integrated digital service for the transmission and storage of electronic prescriptions and electronic dispensations generated for patients in ambulatory care in both public and private settings across Irelandโs healthcare system. It will function as a fully interoperable, standards based central repository, integrated with third-party prescribing and dispensing systems in addition to other supporting services. It will manage the entire lifecycle of electronic prescriptions and electronic dispensations in ambulatory care, allow the curation and maintenance of a Medication List and offer related functionality. It will enable accurate, timely access to medication information, which will enhance clinical decision-making, reduce medication errors, streamline clinical workflows, empower patients and improve overall patient care. The HSE is including the option of a Prescribing Portal in this tender process. The purpose of including the option of the Prescribing Portal is to allow those prescribers that do not have a system to generate prescriptions electronically for patients in ambulatory care. The scope of the requirement includes the provision of software, configuration, installation, integration, implementation, training, support, hosting and maintenance services. For full details please see the Request to Participate documentation, available with the Contract Notice published on the eTenders website, https://www.etenders.gov.ie
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-07-07. The procurement was published on 2025-05-21.
Who? What?- โข Database systems โบ Electronic data management (EDM)
- โข Database systems โบ Database-management system
- โข Industry specific software package โบ Medical software package
- โข Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services โบ Information technology services
- โข Medical information systems โบ Clinical information system
- โข Medical information systems โบ Patient-administration system
- โข Project management consultancy services โบ System implementation planning services
- โข Software maintenance and repair services โบ Maintenance of information technology software
- โข Software-related services โบ Software supply services
- โข Software-related services โบ Software consultancy services
- โข Software-related services โบ Software configuration services
- โข Software-related services โบ Software implementation services
- โข Software-related services โบ Software development services
- โข Software-related services โบ Software support services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | Contract notice |
| 2025-06-13 | Contract notice |
| 2025-07-15 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2025-05-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: National Electronic Prescription Service for the HSE
Reference number: HSE 20640
Short description:
โThe Health Service Executive, as the Contracting Authority, seeks to procure a suitably qualified Economic Operator to provide a National Electronic...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional nature of the contract: Supplies
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier:
Quantity: 1 piece
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Description of the procurement:
โThe Health Service Executive, as the Contracting Authority, seeks to procure a suitably qualified Economic Operator to provide a National Electronic...โ
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Additional information:
โThe estimated value is calculated based on the anticipated contract term of ten (10) years including the option to extend for two additional periods of five...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Information technology services ๐ฆ
Project management consultancy services ๐ฆ
System implementation planning services ๐ฆ
Software-related services ๐ฆ
Software support services ๐ฆ
Software development services ๐ฆ
Software implementation services ๐ฆ
Software configuration services ๐ฆ
Software consultancy services ๐ฆ
Software maintenance and repair services ๐ฆ
Software package and information systems ๐ฆ
Maintenance of information technology software ๐ฆ
Software supply services ๐ฆ
Medical software package ๐ฆ
Medical information systems ๐ฆ
Patient-administration system ๐ฆ
Clinical information system ๐ฆ
Database and operating software package ๐ฆ
Database systems ๐ฆ
Database-management system ๐ฆ
Electronic data management (EDM) ๐ฆ
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification:
โ.โ
Additional nature of the contract: Supplies
Main site or place of performance:
โFor full information please see the Procurement Documents available with the Contract Notice, published on https://www.etenders.gov.ieโ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 240 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Maximum renewals: 2
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options:
โThe HSE anticipates that the Contract term will be for a period of ten (10) years with the option to extend for two additional periods of 5 years.โ
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 4
Award criteria
Criterion:
โThe shortlisted Candidates will be advised of the Award Criteria in Stage 2 of this Procurement process.โ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Information technology services ๐ฆ
Project management consultancy services ๐ฆ
System implementation planning services ๐ฆ
Software-related services ๐ฆ
Software support services ๐ฆ
Software development services ๐ฆ
Software implementation services ๐ฆ
Software configuration services ๐ฆ
Software consultancy services ๐ฆ
Software maintenance and repair services ๐ฆ
Software package and information systems ๐ฆ
Maintenance of information technology software ๐ฆ
Software supply services ๐ฆ
Medical software package ๐ฆ
Medical information systems ๐ฆ
Patient-administration system ๐ฆ
Clinical information system ๐ฆ
Database and operating software package ๐ฆ
Database systems ๐ฆ
Database-management system ๐ฆ
Electronic data management (EDM) ๐ฆ
Procedure
Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-07 15:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated โ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
National registration number: 1448
Postal address: Oak House, Millennium Park, Naas, Co. Kildare
Postal code: W91 KDC2
Postal town: Naas
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: HSE Procurement Helpdesk
E-mail: procurement.helpdesk@hse.ie ๐ง
Phone: 35315119700 ๐
URL: https://www.hse.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hse.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5336010 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5336010 ๐
There is a maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure โ
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure โ
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Additional information
โFor full details please see the Procurement Documents, available with the Contract Notice published on the eTenders website, https://www.etenders.gov.ieโ
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โAs per Public Procurement legislation.โ
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 099-335559 (2025-05-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: National Electronic Prescription Service for the HSE
Reference number: HSE 20640
Short description:
โThe Health Service Executive, as the Contracting Authority, seeks to procure a suitably qualified Economic Operator to provide a National Electronic...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional nature of the contract: Supplies
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier:
HSE 20640
Quantity: 1 piece
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Description of the procurement:
โThe Health Service Executive, as the Contracting Authority, seeks to procure a suitably qualified Economic Operator to provide a National Electronic...โ
Additional information:
โThe estimated value is calculated based on the anticipated contract term of ten (10) years including the option to extend for two additional periods of five...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Information technology services ๐ฆ
Project management consultancy services ๐ฆ
System implementation planning services ๐ฆ
Software-related services ๐ฆ
Software support services ๐ฆ
Software development services ๐ฆ
Software implementation services ๐ฆ
Software configuration services ๐ฆ
Software consultancy services ๐ฆ
Software maintenance and repair services ๐ฆ
Software package and information systems ๐ฆ
Maintenance of information technology software ๐ฆ
Software supply services ๐ฆ
Medical software package ๐ฆ
Medical information systems ๐ฆ
Patient-administration system ๐ฆ
Clinical information system ๐ฆ
Database and operating software package ๐ฆ
Database systems ๐ฆ
Database-management system ๐ฆ
Electronic data management (EDM) ๐ฆ
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification:
โ.โ
Additional nature of the contract: Supplies
Main site or place of performance:
โFor full information please see the Procurement Documents available with the Contract Notice, published on https://www.etenders.gov.ieโ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 240 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Maximum renewals: 2
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options:
โThe HSE anticipates that the Contract term will be for a period of ten (10) years with the option to extend for two additional periods of 5 years.โ
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 4
Award criteria
Criterion:
โThe shortlisted Candidates will be advised of the Award Criteria in Stage 2 of this Procurement process.โ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Information technology services ๐ฆ
Project management consultancy services ๐ฆ
System implementation planning services ๐ฆ
Software-related services ๐ฆ
Software support services ๐ฆ
Software development services ๐ฆ
Software implementation services ๐ฆ
Software configuration services ๐ฆ
Software consultancy services ๐ฆ
Software maintenance and repair services ๐ฆ
Software package and information systems ๐ฆ
Maintenance of information technology software ๐ฆ
Software supply services ๐ฆ
Medical software package ๐ฆ
Medical information systems ๐ฆ
Patient-administration system ๐ฆ
Clinical information system ๐ฆ
Database and operating software package ๐ฆ
Database systems ๐ฆ
Database-management system ๐ฆ
Electronic data management (EDM) ๐ฆ
Procedure
Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-07 15:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated โ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
National registration number: 1448
Postal address: Oak House, Millennium Park, Naas, Co. Kildare
Postal code: W91 KDC2
Postal town: Naas
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: HSE Procurement Helpdesk
E-mail: procurement.helpdesk@hse.ie ๐ง
Phone: 35315119700 ๐
URL: https://www.hse.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hse.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5336010 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5336010 ๐
There is a maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure โ
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure โ
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Additional information
โFor full details please see the Procurement Documents, available with the Contract Notice published on the eTenders website, https://www.etenders.gov.ieโ
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โAs per Public Procurement legislation.โ
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 099-335559 (2025-05-21)
Contract notice (2025-06-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: HSE 20640 National Electronic Prescription Service for the HSE
Short description:
โThe Health Service Executive, as the Contracting Authority, seeks to procure a suitably qualified Economic Operator to provide a National Electronic...โ
Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe Health Service Executive, as the Contracting Authority, seeks to procure a suitably qualified Economic Operator to provide a National Electronic...โ
Show more
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-21 15:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Oak House, Millennium Park Naas Co. Kildare
Postal code: Re
Postal town: Kildare
Changes
Other additional information
โThe closing date for receipt of Requests to Participate Submissions has been changed from 3pm Monday, 07th July 2025 to 3pm Monday 21st July 2025โ
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: db1bd6ab-e487-4e01-a656-98c6da5775cf-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 114-391715 (2025-06-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: HSE 20640 National Electronic Prescription Service for the HSE
Short description:
โThe Health Service Executive, as the Contracting Authority, seeks to procure a suitably qualified Economic Operator to provide a National Electronic...โ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe Health Service Executive, as the Contracting Authority, seeks to procure a suitably qualified Economic Operator to provide a National Electronic...โ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-21 15:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Oak House, Millennium Park Naas Co. Kildare
Postal code: Re
Postal town: Kildare
Changes
Other additional information
โThe closing date for receipt of Requests to Participate Submissions has been changed from 3pm Monday, 07th July 2025 to 3pm Monday 21st July 2025โ
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: db1bd6ab-e487-4e01-a656-98c6da5775cf-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 114-391715 (2025-06-13)
Contract notice (2025-07-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-30 15:00:00 ๐
Changes
Other additional information
โChange to Section [BT-131(d)-Lot] - The Submission Deadline for receipt of Request to Participate submissions has been extended from 3:00pm Monday, 21st...โ
Show more
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 5ab54b52-c878-4def-a022-774c16c881fe-02
Source: OJS 2025/S 135-468494 (2025-07-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
50 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-30 15:00:00 ๐
Changes
Other additional information
โChange to Section [BT-131(d)-Lot] - The Submission Deadline for receipt of Request to Participate submissions has been extended from 3:00pm Monday, 21st...โ
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 5ab54b52-c878-4def-a022-774c16c881fe-02
Source: OJS 2025/S 135-468494 (2025-07-15)
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