Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a Pharmaceutical Dispensing Service
Notice Description
Provision of a Pharmaceutical Dispensing Service for a 3 year term from the 18th May 2026 with 2 x 1 year extension options.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This contract is for the provision of dispensing services for Outpatients at both Southport and Ormskirk Hospital sites. Further details of the requirement are contained within the Tender Documents.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060fbd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007124-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open 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
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Feb 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 17 May 2026 - 17 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- christina.fletcher@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESCOT
- Postcode
- L35 5DR
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD71 East Merseyside
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Knowsley
- Electoral Ward
- Whiston and Cronton
- Westminster Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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