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Published 29 May 2026, 16:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Out-Patient Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services

Official notice

Authority: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable
Published estimate£70,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jul 2026awarded 30 Sept 2026
Awarded to Boots UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of an Out-Patient Pharmaceutical Dispensing Service to support the overall Pharmacy provision at the two main hospital sites of Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford

CPV: Pharmacy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1You must include:AwardedRenewal

You must include:<br/>- description of the services to be provided;<br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process under the PSR; and<br/>- the approximate lifetime value of the contract is £70,000,000.00<br/><br/>You should also specify:<br/>- whether this is a new or existing service; <br/>- whether this is a new or existing provider;<br/>- the dates between which the services are intended to be provided, if known.

Extensions: Two periods of twelve months - total of twenty-four monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 51%Price: 30%Social value: 9%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Quality and Innovation: 26%
  • Value: 6%
  • Improving Access, Reducing Health inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 4%
  • Basic Criteria: 15%
  • Value - pricing evaluation: 30%
  • Social Value: 9%
  • Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Quality and Innovation: 26
  • Value: 6
  • Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 10
  • Improving Access, Reducing Health inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 4
  • Social Value: 9
  • Basic Criteria: 15
  • Value - pricing evaluation: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    It is a legal requirement to be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
Yes
First published
29 May 2026, 16:10 BST
Last source update
16 Oct 2026, 16:27 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098167
Classification (CPV)
Pharmacy services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a949 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract 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 to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 14 October 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/>All members of the procurement project team and evaluation panel submitted signed declarations of interest. No material conflicts of interest or affiliation with any of the tenderers were identified or declared.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 May 2026 → 16 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Invitations to tender expected148 days ago
    29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline103 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published8 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 16:27 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Oct 2026, 15:39 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.3This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract 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 to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by provide…This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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 to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 61 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Boots UK Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 092971-2026-1 · Boots UK Ltd

    Signed
    30 Sept 2026
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad1—£65,000,000 – £70,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD9 6RJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Bradford Teaching Hospitals Review BodyReview body Bradford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria