Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of an Outpatient Pharmacy at Royal United Hospital, Bath (RUH)
Notice Description
Contract for the provision of a outpatient pharmacy dispensing service at Royal United Hospital, Bath.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract will include the option to extend by two periods of one year. (1+1)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f5c3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082920-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85149000 - Pharmacy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 12 Aug 2026 - 12 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2026-04-16
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Debbie Parin
- Contact Email
- debbie.parin@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- 07876744674
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BATH
- Postcode
- BA1 3NG
- Post Town
- Bath
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area, TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
-
- Local Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Newbridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Bath
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082920-2025
15th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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