Notice Information
Notice Title
Outpatient Pharmacy Services
Notice Description
The provision of outpatient pharmacy services for University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Outpatient pharmacies services to provide medicines and related services to patients who are not admitted to hospitals but visit outpatient clinics. Service aim to streamline the medication process for patients, reduce waiting times, and improve overall efficiency. Key objective to deliver on site pharmacies on the sites of Blackpool Teaching Hospital, East Lancashire Hospital Trust, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust primarily to serve patients who attend hospital outpatient clinics and require prescriptions or other pharmacy services.
Outpatient Pharmacy services as outline above to be delivered by Lancashire Hospital Services (Pharmacy) LTD via the Provider Selection Regime (Most Suitable Provide)
Core Functions to be provided
1. Dispensing Prescriptions:
* Filling prescriptions for outpatients promptly and efficiently.
2. Medication Advice:
* Providing expert guidance on how to take medications safely and effectively.
3. Specialist Services:
* Catering to specific needs such as oncology, rheumatology, and HIV medications, where specialized drugs may be required.
4. Over-the-Counter Sales:
* Supplying general health products like vitamins, painkillers, and wound care items.
Key deliverables of Outpatient Pharmacies
* Convenience: Patients collect medicines immediately after their appointments without needing to visit another pharmacy.
* Shorter Wait Times: Service to improve efficiency.
* Cost-Effectiveness: Reduce pressure on in-hospital pharmacy departments.
* Improved Patient Outcomes: Clearer advice and easy access to medications encourage better adherence to prescribed treatments.
The approximate value of the contract is PS12,000,000 and the service already exists with the provider, Lancashire Hospital Services being the existing provider for other Trusts within the Integrated Care Service.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process. The award decision makers are University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Procurement Information
University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust have formally collaborated as a Health System. Part of this collaboration has seen the creation of One LSC, which provides a single service back office function which has the objective to standardise services in order to provide safe, consistent and efficient patient care, within the NHS. The contract award to Lancashire Health Services achieves this key objective.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d086
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003668-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85149000 - Pharmacy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £12,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Jim Collins
- Contact Email
- jim.collins@mbht.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1539716630
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KENDAL
- Postcode
- LA9 7RG
- Post Town
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
- Delivery Location
- TLD1 Cumbria
-
- Local Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal South
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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