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title: "TB Dispensing Service"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROYAL STOKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL"
published: "2025-04-10"
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# TB Dispensing Service

Buyer: ROYAL STOKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0500b6

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## Summary

Royal Stoke University Hospital has awarded a contract for a "TB Dispensing Service" to Medi-Zen Healthcare Services Ltd on 9th April 2025. The project, classified under pharmacy services (CPV code 85149000), involves the provision of outpatient prescription dispensing services for tuberculosis (TB) patients at the Cobridge Community Health Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This contract falls within the services industry category and was granted without competition due to a singular expression of interest following a prior information notice (PIN). The location for the service must be within walking distance of the health centre, with operational times from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm, and the pharmacy expected to operate until 6.00pm.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses within the healthcare services sector, including small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) with experience in pharmaceutical dispensing. The contract ensures a steady flow of demand with an estimated 135,000 prescriptions worth £14 million in the first year. Suppliers located within Stoke-on-Trent or those capable of establishing a proximate distribution point will benefit most from this opportunity, aligning with the Trust’s requirement for close-proximity service provision. This contract highlights potential for further collaboration with the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, providing a pathway to enhance business relationships within the public healthcare domain.

## Notice

The Delivery of a Standardised Pharmaceutical Medicine Dispensing Service for Tuberculosis (TB) and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) Patients.

This notice is for an award without competition as a result of a single expression of interest subsequent to the PIN, negating the opportunity to run a competitive process.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Trust are exploring the market to find a supplier to dispense outpatient prescriptions (the Service) for the UHNM TB Service held at the Cobridge Community Health Centre, Church Terrace, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 2JN and to ensure that the service is conducted in a consistent, professional and accurate manner. The service will consist of dispensing medicines for TB against outpatient prescriptions.
The operational times for the TB Service is between Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm, there is an expectation that the Pharmacy will operate up to 6.00pm. 
The year 1 2025/26 estimated annual volume of prescriptions to be dispensed and drug expenditure is 135,000 items (PS14 million drug expenditure)
The Service is required to be within walking distance of the Cobridge Community Health Centre, i.e. within 0.5 miles, as in practical terms the Trust's staff must have the ability to walk between the Health Centre and Pharmacy many times a day to meet spontaneous and unexpected drug dispensing need. It is not practical or sustainable to require Staff to use cars for pharmacy trips. This is the same principle as Hospital based Pharmacy services which have a requirement to have services within walking distances. Additional information: This notice is for an award without competition as a result of a single expression of interest subsequent to the PIN, negating the opportunity to run a competitive process.

### Procurement Information

This notice is for an award without competition as a result of a single expression of interest subsequent to the PIN, negating the opportunity to run a competitive process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014338-2025 |
| Notice type | Award 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Apr 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 | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL STOKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL |
| Locality | STOKE |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 6QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Penkhull & Springfields |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MEDI-ZEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85149000 - Pharmacy services

## Release History

- 10 Apr 2025 at 13:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014338-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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