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Published 20 Jun 2025, 11:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

COVID Medicines Delivery Unit - Expressions of Interest - NHS Black Country ICB

Official notice

Authority: NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (Central government)

Services
Planned pipeline value£163,750pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***THIS ADVERT IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT ONLY***<br/><br/>NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Black Country ICB is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualified providers for the provision of a COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU).<br/><br/>The Commissioner previously published a Prior Information Notice for the proposed CMDU contract (Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-027940). Based on a review of activity over the past 12 months, the indicative value of this contract has reduced to reflect a decrease in activity.<br/><br/>The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to support market engagement only at this stage.<br/><br/>Further details of the service are provided in II.2.4 below

CPV: Health services · Medical practice services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Black Country ICB is seeking…Planned

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Black Country ICB is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualified providers for the provision of a COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU).<br/><br/>The CMDU aims to provide timely and effective Covid-19 treatments to eligible patients in the Black Country. This service reduces hospital admissions, manages mild to moderate cases within the community, and supports the NHS by alleviating the pressure on hospital services. The service assists patients in managing their condition at home and preventing Covid related complications. The service also ensures that any Covid medication (Oral Anti-Retroviral Treatment or or nMABs -Neutralising Monoclonal Antibodies) are delivered safely to patients.<br/><br/>The Commissioner previously published a Prior Information Notice for the proposed CMDU contract (Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-027940). Based on a review of activity over the past 12 months, the indicative value of this contract has reduced to reflect a decrease in activity.<br/><br/>The contract duration is expected to be 3 years with up to a 2-year extension option.<br/><br/>The indicative contract value is expected to be £32,750 per annum.<br/><br/>We ask all interested parties to review the service specification and then complete a short questionnaire to share feedback and/or formally register their interest. <br/><br/>The service specification can be accessed via the Atamis Health Family portal (atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗ - Click ‘View our Live Opportunities and search for project C370427)<br/><br/>Please ensure you register your interest no later than 5pm on Friday 4th July 2025. Additional information: Any award of contract for this requirement 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. In addition, neither the placement of this notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to award of any contract.

Delivery: West Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Jun 2025, 11:56 BST
Last source update
20 Jun 2025, 11:56 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034023
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesMedical practice services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0550cd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
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Timeline

20 Jun 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 11:56 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Civic Centre, St Peter’s Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1SHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.