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title: "Outpatient Pharmacy Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c9c3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-03-26"
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# Outpatient Pharmacy Services

Buyer: LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c9c3

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## Summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has formally awarded a contract for Outpatient Pharmacy Services under the Provider Selection Regime, with services set to commence on 1st February 2025. The contract, spanning five years with an option for an additional two years, is valued at £117,000,000. This procurement falls within the healthcare services industry, specifically pharmacy services, addressing patients visiting outpatient clinics in Liverpool (region UKD7). The contract will involve key functions such as dispensing prescriptions, providing medication advice, specialist services, and over-the-counter sales, aiming for convenience, short waiting times, cost-effectiveness, and improved patient outcomes.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specializing in healthcare and pharmacy services. Companies with robust capabilities in pharmaceutical supply and patient-focused healthcare services would find this contract particularly suitable. The contract was awarded under a competitive process considering factors such as financial impact, quality of service, and mobilisation time, highlighting an urgency due to the previous provider's contract termination with short notice. Businesses adept at swiftly mobilizing healthcare services, ensuring continuity and quality, and offering value for money through open book accounting and reduced dispensing fees stand to benefit substantially from participating in such procurements.

## Notice

Outpatient Pharmacy Services to provide medicines and related services to patients who are not admitted to hospital but visit outpatient clinics.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Outpatient Pharmacy Services to provide medicines and related services to patients who are not admitted to hospital but visit outpatient clinics. The key objective is to deliver on-site pharmacy services at University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, primarily to serve patients who attend hospital outpatient clinics and require prescriptions or other pharmacy services. Outpatient Pharmacy Services as outlined above to be delivered by University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, via the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Provider Selection Regime.
Core functions to be provided:
1. Dispensing prescriptions
2. Medication advice
3. Specialist services
4. Over the counter sales
Key deliverable of outpatient pharmacy services
* Convenience
* Short waiting times
* Cost effectiveness
* Improve patient outcomes
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS117,000,000.00.
This is an existing service that will be provided by a new provider (The Clatterbridge Pharmacy Limited) for 5 years from 03/02/2025, with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

### 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by Friday the 24th of January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011400-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning 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 | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Award date | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £117,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | LIVERPOOL WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L9 7AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Canning |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE CLATTERBRIDGE PHARMACY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85149000 - Pharmacy services

## Release History

- 26 Mar 2025 at 16:38 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011400-2025
- 14 Jan 2025 at 15:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001225-2025
- 19 Dec 2024 at 15:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041041-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/
- https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/

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