Notice Information
Notice Title
Outpatient Pharmacy Services
Notice Description
Provision of Outpatient Pharmacy Services at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, following the Most Suitable Provider process. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This is a Notice of Intention to make an award and is being published in line with Regulation 12 - under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime - PSR) Regulations 2023. The Most Suitable Provider Process was used to commission this service and award contract. The contract is for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend for a further 2 years. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 1st September 2026. The approximate total contract value for the initial 3-year contract is PS13,399,992 excluding VAT. The approximate value of the optional 2-year extension is PS6,699,996 excluding VAT. The approximate total contract value for the 5-year period if the 2-year extension is exercised will be PS16,812,894 excluding VAT.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 or the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the Authority by midnight on 12th June 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ab38
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051780-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £16,812,294 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jun 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Jun 20262 days ago
- 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
- ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L12 2AP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- TLD72 Liverpool
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Sandfield Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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