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First Databank

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First Databank (FDB) provides medicines decision support solutions, including e-prescribing and drug formulary management, aimed at improving healthcare delivery and patient safety.

fdbhealth.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£72.7m
Live
9
Buyers
12
12m
£2.9m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts9 / 17
  • Top buyers12
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
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Quick answer — First DatabankUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

First Databank has won £72.7m across 12 public-sector buyers, with 9 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED at 73% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
9 of 17Live contracts
73%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 7
e-PrescribingProviding consistency of prescribing across different healthcare settings ↗DispensingPaving the way for paperless prescriptions ↗Drug Formulary ManagementImplementing formularies directly into the prescribing workflow ↗Medication SafetySupporting clinicians and clinical system vendors ↗Medicines OptimisationSupporting patient-centric medicines decisions ↗Prescribing Budgets and Cost SwapsMaking better use of vital NHS resources ↗InteroperabilityEnabling easy transfer of drug knowledge between healthcare settings ↗

Extracted automatically from fdbhealth.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 1

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Vertis Health PCN Drives Operational Efficiencies Within Lipid Management with AnalyseRxThis case study highlights how Vertis Health PCN utilized AnalyseRx to improve operational efficiencies in lipid management. ↗

Extracted automatically from fdbhealth.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 9 live · 8 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Drug Knowledge Base for Electronic Health and Care Record
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST—22 Jul 2026£2.9m9.7 yrspending
1913 Prescribing Decision Support Software for NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit4851700001 Apr 2025£1.3m3 yrsLive
HIS561 GM-Medicines Management Prescribing Doc2133620882
N H S Shared Business Services4800000001 Apr 2025£1.6m3 yrsLive
Medicine Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support Systems 3
North West London Integrated Care Board4851700001 Nov 2024£2.5m3 yrsLive
IT057 First Databank (FDB) Licences
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST7226800001 Apr 2024£185k3 yrsLive
1733 Prescribing Decision Support System Software for NHS Lincolnshire ICB
NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD4800000001 Mar 2024£517k3 yrsLive
Medicines Management Prescribing Decision Support System - CAN
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT8500000001 Jan 2024£2.6m5 yrsLive
Medicines Management Prescribing Support System for GP Practices
NHS HUMBER & NORTH YORKSHIRE ICB4881440001 Apr 2023£1.6m3 yrsClosed
Prescribing Decision Support Software to Frimley CCG
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT4818000025 Apr 2022£726k2.9 yrsClosed
Medicines Management Prescribing Decision Support Systems 2 - OptimiseRx
NHS South of England Procurement Services4851700001 Apr 2022£2.2m3 yrsClosed
Total live value £9.1m · mean award £4.3m1–10 of 17

Top buyers · 12 buyers · top 3 = 86%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
3 contracts
73%
since 2019
2
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
3 contracts
8%
since 2024
3
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
2 contracts
5%
since 2022
4
North West London Integrated Care Board
1 contract
3%
since 2025
5
NHS South of England Procurement Services
1 contract
3%
since 2022
6
N H S Shared Business Services
1 contract
2%
since 2025
7
NHS HUMBER & NORTH YORKSHIRE ICB
1 contract
2%
since 2023
8
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
1 contract
2%
since 2025
9
NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
1 contract
1%
since 2024
10
YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
1 contract
1%
since 2021

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London4 contracts
80%
South West3 contracts
9%
South East5 contracts
8%
East Midlands2 contracts
3%
Yorkshire1 contract
1%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). First Databank highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£200.0m1
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£36.4m3
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£29.8m1
FD
First Databank
No£2.9m—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 20 Feb 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
01880682
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
25 Jan 1985
Reg. office
Stratus House Emperor Way, Exeter Business Park, Exeter, EX1 3QS
SIC codes
62090
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • TUCHINDA, Charles — director
    Appointed 14 Aug 2018
  • DORN, Gregory Hume — director
    Appointed 14 Sept 2011
  • NICHOLS, Darren Joseph — director
    Appointed 14 Sept 2011

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
FIRST DATABANK UK LTD
01880682 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.