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title: "Pharmacy Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03b7bf"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST"
published: "2023-06-26"
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# Pharmacy Services

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b7bf

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## Summary

The Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is conducting a tender for Pharmacy Services. The procurement involves the supply of stock medicines, including specialised antibiotics and controlled drugs, in accordance with agreed lists and formularies. The tender, with a value of £69 million, follows an open procedure procurement method. The submission deadline is on July 25, 2023, with the bid opening and award period starting on June 26, 2023.

This tender by the NHS Trust offers business opportunities for suppliers of pharmacy services interested in supplying various medicines to patients. Businesses providing pharmaceutical products and services, including delivery options within the UK, are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust plays a key role as the buyer in this tender, which is currently at the active stage and seeks competitive bids from qualified suppliers.

## Notice

The procurement and supply of stock medicines including, but not limited to, standard packs, pre-packed and over labelled medicines for direct supply to patients to take away, vaccines, specialised antibiotics, some unlicensed products, and controlled drugs (currently Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5 of The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001), in accordance with agreed stock lists and local formularies. 

The dispensing of drugs to patients where required. In particular, dispensing of anti-retrovirals (ARVs) for HIV clinics, including second-line HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This will require a clinical check by a pharmacist, and supply to the respective clinics, with the option for patients of delivery to their own home or other authorised delivery address within the UK.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Open tender procedure.
Bidders will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification section.
There are additional Selection Qualification (SQ), Award Questionnaire (AQ) requirements, and Bidder Declarations applicable, and Bidders are asked to respond to these also.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018165-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | 4 May 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £69,000,000 |
| Lots value | £69,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST |
| Locality | ST IVES |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE27 4LG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | St Ives South |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85149000 - Pharmacy services

## Release History

- 26 Jun 2023 at 15:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018165-2023
- 31 Mar 2023 at 12:27 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009472-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/
- https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/about-us
- https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/

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