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Contract for the Provision of Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services and Associated Pharmacy Healthcare Services

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

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22 Sep 2026 at 15:34

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust intends to procure outpatient pharmacy dispensing services and associated pharmacy healthcare services for Royal United Hospital in Bath. The requirement covers pharmacy support for patients receiving outpatient care, delivered at the Trust’s hospital site in Combe Park, Bath. This is a healthcare services contract, classified under CPV 85149000 (pharmacy services). The buying organisation is the NHS foundation trust responsible for Royal United Hospital. Suppliers should be prepared to provide an integrated outpatient pharmacy service alongside related healthcare support, working within a hospital environment and the operational requirements of an NHS trust. The planned service is focused on pharmacy provision connected with outpatient treatment rather than general hospital construction, equipment supply or non-clinical services.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Trust has stated an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and intends to apply the Most Suitable Provider Process. The anticipated contract period is six years, structured as 2+2+2. The estimated contract value is £8,000,000. The buyer indicated 22 September 2026 as the expected date for the next notice. The process will therefore involve the Trust assessing and selecting the provider it considers most suitable under the PSR approach, rather than using the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The planned requirement is likely to suit established pharmacy service providers with the clinical, operational and governance capability to deliver outpatient dispensing in an NHS hospital setting. Relevant businesses will need experience in pharmacy services supporting outpatient patients, dependable dispensing and supply processes, and the ability to work alongside hospital clinical and operational teams. Providers should be able to manage a service over a multi-year period, maintain consistent performance as the arrangement continues, and support associated pharmacy healthcare services as well as dispensing. Organisations preparing to participate should review their evidence of healthcare delivery, pharmacy workforce capacity, quality and patient-safety arrangements, NHS working experience, and ability to operate from the Royal United Hospital site in Bath.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract for the Provision of Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services and Associated Pharmacy Healthcare Services

Notice Description

Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services and Associated Pharmacy Healthcare Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Royal United Hospital (Bath) NHS Foundation Trust (referred to as RUH) is intending to award a Contract for the Provision of Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services and Associated Pharmacy Healthcare Services. This contract is anticipated to be awarded for a period of six years as a 2+2+2.
The award of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Trust intends to award a contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0777cc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089761-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning 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

85149000 - Pharmacy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
22 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BATH
Postcode
BA1 3NG
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Electoral Ward
Newbridge
Westminster Constituency
Bath

Further Information

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