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title: "Medicine Supply for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust"
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# Medicine Supply for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medicine-supply-for-hertfordshire-community-nhs-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-060456). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: "Medicine Supply for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £80,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-of-england-nhs-collaborative-hub-c-o-west-suffolk-nhs-f-nhs-h6a5h)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £80,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pharmacy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medicine-supply-for-hertfordshire-community-nhs-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-060456#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060456`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/medicine-supply-for-hertfordshire-community-nhs-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-060456#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85149000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002528-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-13T10:29:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:18:32.117Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060456