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Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services including the Supply and Delivery of Medicine

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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20 Oct 2026 at 14:31

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Summary of the contracting process

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a supplier for pharmaceutical dispensing services, including the procurement, purchase, dispensing and delivery of medicines. The service covers legal and clinical safety screening of prescriptions, secure temperature-controlled medicine storage, and receipt, storage and transport of clinical trial medicines. The supplier must support the Trust’s electronic medicine ordering through ePMA integration and email, provide deliveries across multiple sites, and arrange out-of-hours medicine supplies and pharmaceutical clinical advice. Clozapine dispensing must be supported through registration with the Trust’s current provider. Delivery is in the East Midlands. Medicines are supplied on a pass-through basis, separate from the stated service value.

The buyer invited offers through an open competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This is a single-lot procurement. The bid submission deadline was 4 December 2026 at 12:00 UTC; bids could be submitted electronically or in writing, in English. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2027 to 30 September 2032, with the Trust able to extend it by up to five further years. The stated value is £2.5 million for pharmaceutical services; the cost of medicines is additional and passed through. The bid validity period ends on 2 June 2027. The procurement information does not set out the award criteria or their weighting.

This opportunity suits a pharmacy services provider with the operational capacity to procure and dispense medicines reliably, serve multiple delivery sites, and provide support outside normal hours. The work calls for suitably trained and clinically competent staff able to screen prescriptions for legal and clinical safety, dispense medicines and check completed items. Suppliers must comply with MHRA requirements, the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 and GPhC standards, apply Good Distribution Practice, and hold a WDA(H) licence. They also need secure, temperature-regulated storage and transportation arrangements, including for clinical trial medicines, and the ability to integrate with electronic prescribing and ordering processes. Experience supporting clozapine provision and delivering pharmaceutical clinical advice would align with the stated service requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services including the Supply and Delivery of Medicine

Notice Description

Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services including the Supply and Delivery of Medicines including: <br/>- The timely procurement and purchase of medication, with full compliance with MHRA, Human Medicines Regulations 2012, and GPhC standards.<br/>- The undertaking of general legal and clinical safety screen on all medicine orders and prescriptions presented for dispensing. The Supplier must have suitably trained and clinically competent staff in order that they can adequately screen, dispense and check all dispensed items. <br/>- The application of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and holding a WDA(H) licence.<br/>- The legal, safe and secure, correct temperature regulated storage of all medicinal products within all the Supplier's premises including ambient and refrigeration temperatures. This includes receipt, storage and transportation of any clinical trial medication requests on behalf of the Relevant Authority. <br/>- The registration with the Relevant Authority's current clozapine provider. <br/>- The acceptance of the Relevant Authority's electronic ordering of medicines processes through both ePMA system integration and by email.<br/>- The timely dispensing and supply of medicines.<br/>- A multi-sited delivery of medicines model, with secure transportation and distribution.<br/>- Out of hours medication supplies. <br/>- Out of hours pharmaceutical clinical advice.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) (PSR) Regulations 2023. The Relevant Authority is using the Competitive Process under PSR.
Contract Value based on Pharmaceutical Services only. Medicines will be additional on pass through basis.

Renewal: Up to a further five years, exercisable at the Relevant Authority's discretion in periods of such duration as the Relevant Authority may determine, provided that the aggregate of all extension periods does not exceed five years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078bf9
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099064-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
4 Dec 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2027 - 30 Sep 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LINCOLN
Postcode
LN1 1FS
Postcode Area
Lincoln
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
Delivery Location
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Local Authority
Lincoln
Electoral Ward
Carholme
Westminster Constituency
Lincoln

Further Information

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