--- title: "Medicine Supply for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-060456" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-060456" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-060456.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-060456.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB C/O WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2026-01-13" --- # Medicine Supply for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Buyer: EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB C/O WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060456 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-060456) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-060456.json) ## Summary The East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub, operating through the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Fulbourn, has commenced the planning stage of a procurement process intending to secure a Medicine Supply Service for the Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. This process, titled "Medicine Supply for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust," falls under the pharmacy services industry category. A pre-market engagement (PME) phase is currently scheduled, with the deadline for questionnaire submissions set for 3rd February 2026. The procurement entails a framework agreement and has a financial scope of £80,000, with a start and end date from 1st July 2026 to 30th June 2029, respectively. This procurement process offers ample opportunity for businesses, especially SMEs, to expand their market reach by delivering medicine supply services to the NHS. Companies involved in pharmacy services or those capable of providing comprehensive medicine supply logistics would find this contract particularly beneficial. Participating in this pre-market engagement allows businesses to influence the final service specifications, thereby aligning them with their capabilities and offerings. Overall, this procurement is an attractive prospect for firms aiming to solidify their presence in healthcare procurement frameworks. ## Notice The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (the Authority) is procuring a contract for the provision of a Medicine Supply Service for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. The aims and objectives of the contract is to provide a Medicine Supply Service for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust between the Trust and Supplier. The purpose of the PME is to inform potential suppliers of our intention to procure this service but also to engage suppliers to understand market capability and capacity to deliver the service. This notice is for information only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender or at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time. Potential suppliers are asked to take part in a short pre-market engagement questionnaire. The information provided will help to form the way the final service specification is designed for the framework agreement. Details of how to access the questionnaire can be found further on in this notice. As part of the questionnaire, a draft specification has been provided, outlining the requirements. This specification is subject to change. This contract is for the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EoECPH) on behalf of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. The questionnaire will run on: The Atamis portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome How to access the Questionnaire on the portal: * Suppliers should register on the portal, if not already registered: * To Express an Interest in this market engagement, search and Select contract reference - C413657 - Medicine Supply for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. * Please complete the questionnaire within the requirements section. A draft specification is available within the supplier documents. * Suppliers can contact the Atamis helpdesk at - * support-health@atamis.co.uk or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance when completing responses The deadline for completion is 12:00 Tuesday 3rd February 2026. The notice has been published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. NOTE: A Prior Information Notice was issued for this procurement in August 2024 under reference 2024/S 000-025049. Responses to this PME is encouraged by all suppliers including those who responded to the original PIN. ### Planning Information Pre-Market Engagement questionnaire ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002528-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Jan 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Apr 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £80,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB C/O WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | FULBOURN | | Post town | Cambridge | | Postcode | CB21 5XA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | South Cambridgeshire | | Electoral ward | Fen Ditton & Fulbourn | | Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85149000 - Pharmacy services ## Release History - 13 Jan 2026 at 10:29 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002528-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002528-2026 13th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.eoecph.nhs.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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