Notice Information
Notice Title
Medication Administration Service
Notice Description
Milton Keynes City Council ('the Council') is currently out to tender for the provision of a Medication Administration Service. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes City Council are working together to commission Medication Administration services for residents in Milton Keynes, where requiring support to safely administer their medication is an identified need. Medicines support is any support that enables a person to manage their medicines. This covers prompting or reminding people to take their medicines; helping people remove medicines from packaging; and administering some or all of a person's medicines. Referrals for the service will come from CNWL District Nurse team only and could be located anywhere within Milton Keynes. Any prospective Providers will be registered with CQC, with the registered office located in Milton Keynes. The provider will be rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' in all domains (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led) at their most recent inspection. There must be no CQC enforcement notices in place. This procurement is being run via the open procedure under the Light Touch Regime. The Council proposes to enter into a contract that will be for an initial term of 3 years with an option for the Council to extend for 2 years with the successful tenderer (Service Provider). Tender submissions must be returned electronically via the Authorities e-tendering portal In-Tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home as per the prescribed instructions in the tender documentation. Deadline for submissions of the tender will be 12 Noon on the 21st August 2025.
Planning Information
Milton Keynes City Council ('the Council') would like feedback from providers who may be interested in the provision of a Medication Administration Service. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes City Council are working together to commission Medication Administration services for residents in Milton Keynes, where requiring support to safely administer their medication is an identified need. We are keen to hear from providers on the questions given in the market engagement document. The responses to the questions will help the Council in developing the specification and the tender. Please respond to the questions in the Market Engagement Notice document by latest 5pm on Friday 20th June 2025 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. To access Market Engagement document please login on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0547d7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086095-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85300000 - Social work and related services
85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,340,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,340,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,311,557 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,311,557 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 22 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 11 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 26 Jan 2026 - 25 Jan 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-06-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- cnwl.bids.cnwl@nhs.net, corporateprocurement@milton-keynes.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01908691691
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MILTON KEYNES
- Postcode
- MK9 3EJ
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI36 Camden
- Delivery Location
- TLJ12 Milton Keynes
-
- Local Authority
- Camden
- Electoral Ward
- Regent's Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086095-2025
24th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077198-2025
26th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043237-2025
25th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043230-2025
25th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032131-2025
13th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032004-2025
12th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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