Official UK procurement notice
Outpatient Pharmacy Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (Central government)
Re-procurement plannedOutpatient Pharmacy Services · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement description"The current provider has decided to exit the market no later than March 2025, and requested the current contract to be terminated within a short timeframe. The Contracting Authority has considered its contractual and procurement options and the risks and issues around tender timescales and implementation of a new provider.
Therefore, and due to the urgency in awarding a new contract for the delivery of the outpatient pharmacy services within the Queen Alexandra hospital at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, the Contracting Authority has decided to take on the offer of a novation to Rowlands Pharmacy LTD of the current contract in the same terms with a reduced terms of 2 years until a new contract can be tendered and awarded."
CPV: Pharmacy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Outpatient Pharmacy Services for Queen Alexandra hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals…
Outpatient Pharmacy Services for Queen Alexandra hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jan 2025, 15:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2025, 15:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002230- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d57bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
The current provider has decided to exit the market no later than March 2025, and requested the current contract to be terminated within a short timeframe. The Contracting Authority has considered its contractual and procurement options and the risks and issues around tender timescales and implementation of a new provider.
Therefore, and due to the urgency in replacing the existing supplier, the authority is novating the existing contract on the same terms for the delivery of the outpatient pharmacy services as per Regulation 32. 2 (c) for a period of 2 years which will be required to undertake a tender exercise
Publisher note: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations The current provider has decided to exit the market no later than March 2025, and requested the current contract to be terminated within a short timeframe. The Contracting Authority has considered its contractual and procurement options and the risks and issues around tender timescales and implementation of a new provider. Therefore, and due to the urgency in replacing the existing supplier, the authority is novating the existing contract on the same terms for the delivery of the outpatient pharmacy services as per Regulation 32. 2 (c) for a period of 2 years which will be required to undertake a tender exercise
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. ROWLAND & COMPANY (RETAIL) LIMITED | £27,600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002230-2025-1 · L. ROWLAND & COMPANY (RETAIL) LIMITED
- Signed
- 2 Jan 2025
- Value
- £27,600,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rowlands Pharmacy LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.