Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the Provision of Dose Banded Products & Patient Specific Chemotherapy Services
Authority: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative (EMPC) as the Authority wishes to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement for its members the Dose Banded Products & Patient Specific Chemotherapy Services as defined in this specification.
This procurement exercise is being carried out as an Open Procedure under the PA23 Regulations.
The Framework will run for an initial 2 Year period with an option to extend for a further 2 Years.
(2 + 2 - maximum duration 4 Years)
This a new PME notice published due to changes in the Procurement Timetable.
The previous notice was published on 12th May 2025 under
2025/S 000-020394.
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Framework for the Provision of Dose Banded Products & Patient Specific…” is a framework — the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
- Authority reference
D100- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078301
How it was run
- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today7 Oct 2026, 15:25 BST
- Market engagementin 43 days19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTThe East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative (EMPC) wishes to notify the market of a further Prior Market Engagement (PME) event in relation to the forthcoming procurement for Dose Banded Chemotherapy Products and Patient Specific Services. The original PME notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 12 May 2025 (Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-020394). Since publication of that notice, the proposed procurement timetable has changed and the Authority is undertaking a further market engagement exercise to provide an update to the market. The purpose of the PME meeting is to: Inform suppliers of the revised procurement timetable; Discuss the draft specification; Discuss the proposed commercial schedule; and Provide suppliers with an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. The meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 19th November 2026 at 10:00 a.m. All interested suppliers are invited to attend, regardless of whether they participated in the previous PME exercise. Suppliers wishing to attend should register their interest by contacting Jane Brailsford at [email protected]. A Teams invite will be sent out.
- Tender notice expectedin 96 days11 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 328 days1 Sept 2027, 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
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Oct 2026, 15:25 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender