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# Medication Administration Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medication-administration-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0547d7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Milton Keynes City Council: "Medication Administration Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,340,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Milton Keynes City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-city-council-GB-PPON-PLDZ-6131-PWZH)
- **Published Value:** £1,340,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 August 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,311,557 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medication-administration-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0547d7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0547d7`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medication-administration-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0547d7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fmilton-keynes%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medication-administration-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0547d7#participate

## Description
Milton Keynes City Council ('the Council') is currently out to tender for the provision of a Medication Administration Service. 
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes City Council are working together to commission Medication Administration services for residents in Milton Keynes, where requiring support to safely administer their medication is an identified need. 
Medicines support is any support that enables a person to manage their medicines. This covers prompting or reminding people to take their medicines; helping people remove medicines from packaging; and administering some or all of a person's medicines.
Referrals for the service will come from CNWL District Nurse team only and could be located anywhere within Milton Keynes. 
Any prospective Providers will be registered with CQC, with the registered office located in Milton Keynes. The provider will be rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' in all domains (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led) at their most recent inspection. There must be no CQC enforcement notices in place.  
This procurement is being run via the open procedure under the Light Touch Regime. 
The Council proposes to enter into a contract that will be for an initial term of 3 years with an option for the Council to extend for 2 years with the successful tenderer (Service Provider).
Tender submissions must be returned electronically via the Authorities e-tendering portal In-Tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home as per the prescribed instructions in the tender documentation.
Deadline for submissions of the tender will be 12 Noon on the 21st August 2025.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,340,000

- **Contract Period:** 26/01/2026 to 25/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Medication Administration Service (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **HANDS IN HARMONY HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-46192`
  - Value: £1,311,557 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/11/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Medication Administration Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,311,557
  - Signed Date: 16/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F043230-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-24T11:07:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T11:18:20.041Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0547d7