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Published 19 Feb 2026, 22:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing (OPD) Services

Official notice

Authority: Barts Health NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI)
Published estimate£6,000,000≈ £1.2m / year · £6,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 18 May 2026
Next notice expected 17 Mar 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Oct 2031 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking a managed service provider to deliver outpatient pharmacy services at Barts Health NHS Trust.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2031, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Pharmaceutical products · Pharmacy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsPublished value£6,000,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £6,000,000 exc. VAT · £6,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK, London
Extensions: Extension options published
33600000 Pharmaceutical products85149000 Pharmacy services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Pharmacy Dispensing Service.

    All prescriptions must be dispensed in line with the Authority's treatment protocols, prescribing guidelines, policies and standards. This includes applicable National Standards, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NHS England guidance, and applicable laws and Regulations.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Pharmacy Dispensing Service.

    The Supplier will be responsible for ensuring medicines are dispensed correctly, and the quality and integrity of medicines are maintained.

    Supplier will meet all applicable national standards.

    The Supplier should have ISO 9001 or be working towards this accreditation

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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Questionnaire: 50%
  • Commercial: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Commercial: Dispensing unit prices - (40% weighting)
  • Social Value
  • Technical Questionnaire: Technical Questionnaire 50% consisting of: Quality Assurance and Governance 20% Service Implementation 20% Patient Choice 5% BCP -Major incidents and Business Continuity 5%
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Pharmacy Dispensing Service.

    All prescriptions must be dispensed in line with the Authority's treatment protocols, prescribing guidelines, policies and standards. This includes applicable National Standards, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NHS England guidance, and applicable laws and Regulations.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Pharmacy Dispensing Service.

    The Supplier will be responsible for ensuring medicines are dispensed correctly, and the quality and integrity of medicines are maintained.

    Supplier will meet all applicable national standards.

    The Supplier should have ISO 9001 or be working towards this accreditation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2031
First published
19 Feb 2026, 22:18 GMT
Last source update
12 Apr 2026, 22:45 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
Authority reference
C401295
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033023
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical productsPharmacy services
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0658b4 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days in arrears

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.site.com/login ↗

Timeline

19 Feb 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published250 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 22:18 GMT
  2. Market engagement239 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

    The competition will be conducted through the Atamis portal under the Provider Selection Regime.

    The Trust will consult prospective suppliers to gather feedback on the draft requirements.

    If you wish to participate in pre-market engagement please register your interest for project C401295 download the Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire, and upload the completed form.

    Queries relating to the pre-market process can be addressed to:

    [email protected]

  3. Next notice expected224 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published198 days ago
    12 Apr 2026, 22:45 BST
  5. Clarification questions by197 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline162 days ago
    18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by87 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  9. Contract startsin 3 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Feb 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 22:18 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    12 Apr 2026, 22:45 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £6,000,000
    12 Apr 2026, 22:45 BST
    was £10,000,000
  4. Status changed to active
    12 Apr 2026, 22:45 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    12 Apr 2026, 22:45 BST
  6. Deadline published: 18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
    12 Apr 2026, 22:45 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barts Health NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVTL-5832-LMDG 20 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, London, E14 5HJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsITT Pack consisting of: 1.) Instructions to Tenderers 2.) Specification 3.) Form of Tender and Tenderer Declarations 4.) Terms and Conditions 4b.) Draft Lease 5.) KPI's and Service Credits Q1 - Supplier Information Questionnaire Q2 - Technical Questionnaire Q2 - Schedule A - Qu…
  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specifications2.) Specification

Notices published for this procedure