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Out-Patient Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

01 Oct 2026 at 15:39

Award Notice
Tender

29 May 2026 at 16:10

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured outpatient pharmaceutical dispensing services to support the pharmacy provision at Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital in Bradford. The requirement is for pharmacy services delivered across both main hospital sites, supporting patients who need medicines dispensed as outpatients. It sits within the Trust’s wider hospital pharmacy provision and is a healthcare service rather than a supply-only purchase.

The contract was awarded to Boots UK Limited through the Provider Selection Regime’s competitive process with negotiation. The contract is active and was signed on 30 September 2026. The stated approximate lifetime value is £70 million. Services are planned for a five-year period, with the option of two further 12-month renewals. The Trust evaluated quality and cost, covering quality and innovation, value, integration and collaboration, access and choice, health inequalities, social value and basic criteria; price evaluation accounted for 30 points. Six bids were recorded, including one from an SME. The award followed a selective procedure, and the tender allowed bids in English by electronic and written submission.

The award shows demand for an established outpatient dispensing service supporting two hospital sites, with the capacity to integrate with the Trust’s wider pharmacy provision. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate reliable dispensing operations across hospital locations and strength in quality and innovation, collaboration, service sustainability, patient access, choice and reducing health inequalities. Social value and the stated basic criteria also formed part of the assessment, alongside price. Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council was a legal participation requirement, so future competitors would need to hold the relevant registration. Six suppliers competed, including an SME, indicating that the requirement attracted multiple providers and was not confined to the incumbent or to large businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Out-Patient Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services

Notice Description

The provision of an Out-Patient Pharmaceutical Dispensing Service to support the overall Pharmacy provision at the two main hospital sites of Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital, Bradford

Lot Information

Lot 1

You must include:
- description of the services to be provided;
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process under the PSR; and
- the approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS70,000,000.00

You should also specify:
- whether this is a new or existing service;
- whether this is a new or existing provider;
- the dates between which the services are intended to be provided, if known.

Renewal: Two periods of twelve months - total of twenty-four months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a949
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092971-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
£70,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD9 6RJ
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE41 Bradford
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
Toller
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Boots UK Ltd

Further Information

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