Outpatient Pharmacy Services - Pre-Market Engagement

Thank you for accessing the pre-market engagement project for the provision of Outpatient Pharmacy Services.<br/><br/><br/>The purpose of the PIN is to notify the market of an upcoming requirement and also to act as pre-market engagement exercise in the form of a Request for Information (RFI).<br/><br/><br/>We welcome the views of the market and are inviting interested outpatient pharmacy service providers to<br/>provide their feedback by completing the RFI and providing responses to the pre-market engagement questionnaire.<br/><br/><br/>The responses will help inform the specification, the strategy, the structure of the contract and help to identify the optimal route to market.<br/><br/>Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are seeking expressions of interest for the provision of outpatient pharmacy services across all three Authorities. <br/><br/>Combined, the Authorities operate 12 hospitals and extensive community sites, principally serving the London Boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bromley and Bexley whilst also delivering specialised services to patients from across Southeast England and beyond. The services delivered reflect the diverse needs of the local populations, from aiming to deliver excellence in local hospitals and building strong roots in the community, alongside access to world-leading specialist services and cutting-edge research which provides global reach.<br/><br/><br/>Across the Authorities there are currently seven Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensaries (OPDs), at the following locations, currently operated in-house by wholly owned subsidiary or outsourced managed service providers:<br/><br/><br/>- Guy’s Hospital (~23,000 transactions per annum)<br/>- King’s College Hospital (~158,000 transactions per annum) – CHECK THIS FIGURE<br/>- St Thomas’ Hospital (~13,000 transactions per annum)<br/>- University Hospital Lewisham (~64,000 transactions per annum) <br/>- Princess Royal University Hospital (~32,000 transactions per annum)<br/>- Beckenham Beacon (~32,000 transactions per annum)<br/>- Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich (~78,000 transactions per annum)<br/><br/><br/>The home delivery services are dispatching increasing numbers of packages per week - currently 150-200 at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and 200-250 at King’s College Hospital.<br/><br/><br/>Specialties serviced by the Authorities' OPDs include - Oncology, Rheumatology And Dermatology, Liver Renal, HIV & Sexual Health, Ophthalmology, Dental, Cystic Fibrosis (Adults & Paediatrics), Endocrinology & Diabetes, Haematology And Neurology. <br/><br/><br/>Further information is can be found in the attached document:<br/>atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a… ↗ <br/><br/>To participate in the pre-market engagement project, please follow the links to the Health Family e-Tendering Portal.