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TenderUpdate

08 Oct 2026 at 16:48

Award

16 Sep 2026 at 13:59

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board procured hospital pharmacy services supporting the COVID Medicines Delivery Unit pathway. The provider supplies the pharmacy component for eligible high-risk patients receiving oral COVID-19 treatments: clinical review, checks for medicine interactions and renal dosing, patient counselling, and safe, urgent supply of treatment. Delivery covers areas across Nottinghamshire. This is a specialist clinical pharmacy service linked to the urgent assessment and treatment of COVID-19 patients, rather than a general hospital pharmacy supply contract.

The contract has been formally awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using direct award process C without a prior competition. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Hospital Pharmacy Services was selected. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026 and is intended to run from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2027. The published contract value is £1, while the service is described as paid according to activity. The selection relied on the existing provider’s performance and expected ability to meet the proposed contract standard; quality was weighted 100% and value 0%. One bid was recorded. The contract allows options in line with the Provider Selection Regime regulations.

For suppliers assessing comparable future requirements from this Integrated Care Board, the award indicates demand for a joined-up, clinically governed pharmacy service within the COVID medicines pathway. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate capability in clinical review, interaction screening and renal dose checks, alongside patient counselling and reliable, urgent supply of oral treatments to eligible high-risk patients. Experience delivering this work safely for an NHS setting, and evidence that the service can meet the required standard, would be central: the buyer selected its existing provider on that basis, with quality carrying the full stated evaluation weighting. Suppliers would also need operational capacity to serve the relevant Nottinghamshire areas and to manage activity-based delivery and payment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hospital Pharmacy Services (HPS)

Notice Description

Provides the pharmacy element of the CMDU pathway, offering clinical review, interaction and renal dosing checks, patient counselling and the safe and urgent supply of oral COVID 19 treatments for eligible high risk patients.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Description of the services to be provided: Provides the pharmacy element of the CMDU pathway, offering clinical review, interaction and renal dosing checks, patient counselling and the safe and urgent supply of oral COVID 19 treatments for eligible high risk patients. The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The contract is paid on activity The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2027

Options: In line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

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 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fb32
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095405-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
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
NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG5 6DA
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLF14 Nottingham, TLF15 North Nottinghamshire, TLF16 South Nottinghamshire

Local Authority
Gedling
Electoral Ward
Daybrook
Westminster Constituency
Gedling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Hospital Pharmacy Services

Further Information

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