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title: "Pharmaceutical Services"
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buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE"
published: "2022-09-27"
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# Pharmaceutical Services

Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3b974ad0-d9a8-4cf9-9dc0-1066bdf5b102

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## Summary

The North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative has awarded a contract for Pharmaceutical Services to multiple suppliers. The contract, valued at £200 million, will run from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024. The services include Inpatient, Outpatient, and Discharge Dispensing, Multi-compartment Compliance Aids, Delivery of stock pharmaceutical products, and staff training. The procurement method used was an open procedure above threshold, with the tender period ending on March 21, 2022. The contract was awarded on July 1, 2022, creating opportunities for businesses to provide compliant solutions to NHS Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Community Trusts, and CCG's in the North of England.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in pharmacy services are well-suited to compete for this tender. The contract offers opportunities for businesses to deliver remote dispensing services, on-site dispensing services, medicine compliance aids, and ward order assembly. The North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative is the main buying organisation for this tender process. Businesses interested in providing pharmaceutical services to healthcare authorities in the specified regions may find this tender suitable for their growth and expansion strategies.

## Notice

North of England CPC (NOECPC), East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement (EoECPH), NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP) and NHS Commercial Solutions (NCS) is inviting Suppliers the opportunity to provide NHS Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Community Trusts and CCG's a requirement for fully compliant solutions to support them in the provision of pharmaceutical services. The services, across the Lots, aims are; * To provide an Inpatient, Outpatient and Discharge Dispensing service which is safe and effective and conducted by certified suppliers. This could be on a trust site(s) or via a remote hub. * To provide a Multi-compartment Compliance Aids (MCA) service which aim is to help and guide patients in ensuring they take the medication on the correct day and time. * To effectively provide the delivery of stock pharmaceutical products to the Participating Authority in pre-assembled containers for defined ward locations, ready for onward internal delivery within the hospital. * Provide fully trained and competent staff to perform their duties in accordance with the specification requirements outlined below. * To provide the appropriate reporting of services needed to assist in the reporting to Commissioners, if appropriate. These requirements are to be provided under four overarching Lots, listed below; Lot One - Remote Dispensing Services Lot Two - On-site Dispensing Services Lot Three - Dispensing of Medicine Compliance Aids Lot Four - Ward Order Assembly This procurement exercise will be conducted on the Atamis Health Family Single eCommercial System at: https://health-family.force.com/login For any support in submitting your response please contact the Atamis helpdesk on 0800 995 6035 or email support-health@atamis.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/218ffd7b-209a-4430-8e3d-1181c6bd7a83 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £200,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S4 7UQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | Burngreave |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | AAH PHARMACEUTICALS; ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE; BOOTS; FAIRVIEW HEALTH; PEARL CHEMIST; ROWLANDS PHARMACY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85149000 - Pharmacy services

## Release History

- 27 Sep 2022 at 08:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/218ffd7b-209a-4430-8e3d-1181c6bd7a83

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/218ffd7b-209a-4430-8e3d-1181c6bd7a83
  27th September 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/login

## Provenance

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