Notice Information
Notice Title
Hospital Pharmacy Outpatient Dispensing
Notice Description
Barts Health NHS Trust, one of the largest NHS Trusts, is based in North East London. The Trust runs five hospitals throughout the City of London and East London, and these are * Mile End Hospital * Newham University Hospital * Royal London Hospital * St Bartholomew's Hospital * Whipps Cross University The services required are: a) Outpatient prescription dispensing services. b) Outpatient dispensing of medicines into monitored dose systems (e.g. Venalink, Nomad) for specific clinics. The Trust will supply the list of clinics. c) Outpatient private prescription dispensing services. d) Retail pharmacy services, including the provision of P and GSL medicines. e) Delivery of medicines dispensed by the Supplier. Note: Delivery will be in line with the Trust's requirements around deliveries of medicines. f) Medication collection service for medicines issued by the Supplier. On site pharmacy dispensing services are required at Royal London and St Barts hospitals only. Remote dispensing to be available to outpatients at other sites. The delivery model must provide an overall balance of patient access, digital transformation, estate optimisation and financial sustainability.
Planning Information
The competition will be conducted through the Atamis portal under the Provider Selection Regime. The Trust will consult prospective suppliers to gather feedback on the draft requirements. If you wish to participate in pre-market engagement please register your interest for project C401295 download the Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire, and upload the completed form. Queries relating to the pre-market process can be addressed to: Billie.chana@htepgpartners.com
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0658b4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015471-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85112200 - Outpatient care services
85149000 - Pharmacy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 17 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Billie Chana
- Contact Email
- billie.chana@htepgpartners.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 5HJ
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Blackwall & Cubitt Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015471-2026
19th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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