Pharmaceutical Services: closed tender by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [#065fde]

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

North of England CPC (NOECPC), NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP), East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub and NHS Commercial Solutions are inviting Suppliers the opportunity to provide NHS Trusts, Mental Health Trusts and ICBs with a fully compliant Pharmaceutical Services Framework Agreement for the delivery of patient care. The services, across the Lots, aims are;

To provide an Inpatient, Outpatient and Discharge Dispensing service which is safe and effective and conducted by certified suppliers. This could be on site(s) at a trust or via a remote hub.
To provide a Multi-compartment Compliance Aid (MCA) service to help and guide patients to take their medication on the correct day and time.
To effectively provide the delivery of stock pharmaceutical products to the Participating Authority in pre-assembled containers for defined ward locations, ready for onward internal delivery within the hospital.
Provide fully trained and competent staff to perform their duties in accordance with the specification requirements outlined below.
To provide the appropriate reporting of services needed to assist in the reporting to Commissioners, if appropriate. This is to be achieved through: Lot 1 : Remote Dispensing Services Lot 2 : On-site Dispensing Services Lot 3 : Dispensing of Medicine Compliance Aids Lot 4 : Ward Order Assembly Services The framework will run for four years and is expected to commence in June 2026. Eligible contracting authorities are set out in this notice.

CPV: Health services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Electronic auction: Participating Authorities reserve the right to undertake electronic auctions in the awarding of call-offs under this framework agreement.

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £25,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Shared scope across 3 of 4 lots

Applies to lots 2, 3, 4.

For further information of eligible entities please see Lot 1 – Section II.2.4.

Lot #1Section 3 - Lot 1 - Remote Dispensing ServicesPublished value£100,000,000

The below-listed Authorities (plus those entities listed at Section II.2.11 and Section VI.3) are eligible to access the resulting framework – subject to NOE CPC approval. AGH Solutions Ltd AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Barnsley Facilities Services Limited BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Limited CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Harrogate Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd (T/A Harrogate Integrated Facilities LTD) HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE HUMBER TEACHING NHS FOUNDATION TRUST LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST LEEDS COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST LINCOLNSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST LOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CIC MANX CARE MID YORKSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST ROTHERHAM DONCASTER AND SOUTH HUMBER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST SHEFFIELD HEALTH PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST SOUTH WEST YORKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management YORKSHIRE AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST A full list of current NHS Procurement Hub members is available at all times on the below websites. noecpc.nhs.uk/current-members ↗ www.commercialsolutions-sec.nhs.uk ↗ www.lpp.nhs.uk ↗ www.eoecph.nhs.uk ↗ NOE CPC member bodies as listed at: www.noecpc.nhs.uk/current-members ↗ and any additional new NOE CPC members including wholly owned companies and subsidiaries, may utilise this framework agreement during the contract term. See Section II.2.11 and VI.3 for list of entities eligible to utilise any resulting framework, subject to the approval of NOE CPC.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: The entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NOE CPC include any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including any of the Crown Dependencies and NHS Collaborative Procurement Organisations: The NHS in England (National Health Service for the United Kingdom) including but not limited to: Foundation Trusts, Acute (Hospital) Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Care Trusts listed at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s) https://www.england.nhs.uk/system-and-organisational-oversight/system-directory/ Integrated Care Boards (ICB’s) https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/find-your-local-integrated-care-board/ Department of Health: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health Arm’s Length Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations: https://www.england.nhs.uk/category/stp/ NHS England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ Organisation involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services, GP consortia, GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services who are a party to any of the following contracts: - General Medical Services (GMS) - Personal Medical Services (PMS) - Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) The NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including but not limited to Primary care services - GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services at: NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales): including but not limited to Welsh Health Boards, NHS Trusts and Public Health Wales: Continued at Section VI.3 Additional InformationVariant bids: not allowed

85100000 Health services

Lot #2Section 3 - Lot 2 - On-site Dispensing ServicesPublished value£300,000,000

Delivery: UK

Extensions: The entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NOE CPC include any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including any of the Crown Dependencies and NHS Collaborative Procurement Organisations: The NHS in England (National Health Service for the United Kingdom) including but not limited to: Foundation Trusts, Acute (Hospital) Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Care Trusts listed at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s) https://www.england.nhs.uk/system-and-organisational-oversight/system-directory/ Integrated Care Boards (ICB’s) https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/find-your-local-integrated-care-board/ Department of Health: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health Arm’s Length Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations: https://www.england.nhs.uk/category/stp/ NHS England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ Organisation involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services, GP consortia, GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services who are a party to any of the following contracts: - General Medical Services (GMS) - Personal Medical Services (PMS) - Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) The NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including but not limited to Primary care services - GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services at: NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales): including but not limited to Welsh Health Boards, NHS Trusts and Public Health Wales: Continued at Section VI.3 Additional InformationVariant bids: not allowed

85100000 Health services

Lot #3Section 3 - Lot 3 - Dispensing of Medicine Compliance Aidsceiling above

Delivery: UK

Extensions: The entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NOE CPC include any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including any of the Crown Dependencies and NHS Collaborative Procurement Organisations: The NHS in England (National Health Service for the United Kingdom) including but not limited to: Foundation Trusts, Acute (Hospital) Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Care Trusts listed at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s) https://www.england.nhs.uk/system-and-organisational-oversight/system-directory/ Integrated Care Boards (ICB’s) https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/find-your-local-integrated-care-board/ Department of Health: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health Arm’s Length Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations: https://www.england.nhs.uk/category/stp/ NHS England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ Organisation involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services, GP consortia, GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services who are a party to any of the following contracts: - General Medical Services (GMS) - Personal Medical Services (PMS) - Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) The NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including but not limited to Primary care services - GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services at: NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales): including but not limited to Welsh Health Boards, NHS Trusts and Public Health Wales: Continued at Section VI.3 Additional InformationVariant bids: not allowed

85100000 Health services

Lot #4Section 3 - Lot 4 - Ward Order Assemble Servicesceiling above

Delivery: UK

Extensions: The entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NOE CPC include any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including any of the Crown Dependencies and NHS Collaborative Procurement Organisations: The NHS in England (National Health Service for the United Kingdom) including but not limited to: Foundation Trusts, Acute (Hospital) Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Care Trusts listed at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s) https://www.england.nhs.uk/system-and-organisational-oversight/system-directory/ Integrated Care Boards (ICB’s) https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/find-your-local-integrated-care-board/ Department of Health: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health Arm’s Length Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations: https://www.england.nhs.uk/category/stp/ NHS England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ Organisation involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services, GP consortia, GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services who are a party to any of the following contracts: - General Medical Services (GMS) - Personal Medical Services (PMS) - Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) The NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including but not limited to Primary care services - GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services at: NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales): including but not limited to Welsh Health Boards, NHS Trusts and Public Health Wales: Continued at Section VI.3 Additional InformationVariant bids: not allowed

85100000 Health services

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

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
Condition of Participation are set out in the tender documents.

What this means for your bid

“Pharmaceutical Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 2 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
Last source update: 2 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
Award evaluation window: 2 Mar 2026 – …
Authority reference: C377322
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-018543
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065fde Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: NOE CPC will incorporate a minimum 8 working day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers, in accordance with Regulation 12 of the Provider Selection Regime 2023. Bidders should note that the NOECPC retain absolute discretion as to whether to accept any offer following evaluation. The NOE CPC is not bound in any way to accept any and reserves the right to make no further contract award under this procurement process. NOE CPC shall not be held liable for any liability or cost or expense incurred by any bidder in relation to this project whatsoever, including, without limitations, in relation to the preparation of their tender and any subsequent clarification or any legal or other expenses.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this framework agreement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply. http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland) including but not limited to Regional NHS Boards, Special NHS Boards and public health body at: http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/ Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland: (National Health Service for Northern Ireland) including but not limited to Health Trusts, Social Care Board and other HSC Agencies: http://online.hscni.net/ Social Enterprise UK: https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk Local Authority Councils in England, Scotland and Wales: county, unitary, district, borough, and metropolitan councils (parish/community councils) Local Councils in England, Scotland and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council Local Authority Councils in Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/local-councils-in-northern-ireland Isle of Man (IoM) Government and associated IoM based public bodies, including all IoM Government Departments and Cabinet Office, including but not limited to: Department of Health & Social Care: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/health-and-social-care/ The States of Jersey Government and administration including all Government Departments including but not limited to: Health & Social Services: https://www.gov.je/Government/Departments/Pages/default.aspx The States of Guernsey (Parliament and government) including but not limited to the Committee for Health & Social Care: https://www.gov.gg/article/152954/Health-and-Social-Services-Department Educational Establishments in England including schools and colleges: https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/ Schools in Wales: https://gov.wales/address-list-schools Further Education and 6th Form Colleges in the UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-colleges-in-the-uk Higher Education Recognised or listed bodies in the UK offering degree-level courses: https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised Schools in Scotland including primary, secondary and special schools: https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/ Educational Establishments in Scotland: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/ScotXed/SchoolEducation/SchoolEstablishments Schools and Educational Establishments in Northern Ireland: https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Higher Education Universities and Colleges in Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/universities-and-colleges-northern-ireland UK Police Forces in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales including National Special Police Forces. https://www.police.uk/pu/find-a-police-force/ England Fire and Rescue Services https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services Scottish Fire & Rescue Services http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx Welsh Fire & Rescue Services https://www.gov.wales/fire-rescue Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service https://www.nifrs.org/ UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency/about/access-and-opening Registered charities in England and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/find-charity-information Registered charities in Scotland: https://www.oscr.org.uk/charities Registered charities in Northern Ireland: http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/ Ministry of Defence (MOD): https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence Ministry of Justice (MOJ): https://www.gov.uk/browse/justice/prisons-probation Registered social landlords, government funded, not-for-profit organisations that provide affordable housing, including housing associations, trusts and cooperatives. England: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing Scotland: https://www.housingregulator.gov.scot/landlord-performance/landlords Wales: http://gov.wales/topics/housing-and-regeneration/publications/registered-social-landlords-in-wales/?lang=en Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations Any other public sector and government organisations, including, but not limited to, those listed at; Departments, agencies and public bodies https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations

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Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 2 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT

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Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, trading as North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative ("NOE CPC")

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Don Valley House, Savile Street East, Sheffield, UK, S4 7UQContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

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Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
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Pharmaceutical Services · UK public procurement notice

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

What it takes to win
i
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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

What it takes to win
i
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).