Procurement of patient messaging services for General Practice

The NHS England National Commercial and Procurement Hub supported NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB to place a new contract for the provision of a General Practice patient messaging service . NHSCheshire and Merseyside ICB's requirement is for an patient messaging service that enables General Practice the ability to send and receive messages with Patients. The solution is required to meet the digital pathways capabilities that support Modernising General Practice (MGP). A call-off process from the CCS G-Cloud 13 Framework (RM1557.13) Lot 2: Cloud software was undertaken in accordance with the G-Cloud 13 buyers guide to identify the most suitable provider to deliver requirements. The contract has been awarded to Accurx Limted. The contract is awarded for an initial period of 5 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months.