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Published 14 Apr 2026, 13:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pharmacy Automated Storage & Fulfilment System - UHB

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT25.5% below published estimate

Submissions closed 13 May 2026awarded 18 May 2026

Award (standstill) to Industore

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement is for the provision of a turnkey solution for the design, supply, installation, commissioning, integration, and ongoing maintenance of pharmacy automated storage and fulfilment systems for a new NHS distribution centre in Birmingham. The scope includes both ambient and temperature‑controlled storage solutions, systems integration with SAP S/4HANA EWM, staff training, and lifecycle support to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant pharmaceutical distribution.

CPV: Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery · Systems support services · Warehouse management system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£500,000

Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: The contract has an initial term of three years with the option for the Authority to extend for up to two additional one‑year periods, giving a maximum contract duration of five years, exercisable at the Authority’s discretion.

42965100 Warehouse management system 42990000 Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery 72253200 Systems support 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

How bids were scored

Quality: 40%Price: 40%Social value: 20%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 40%
Commercial: 40%
Social Value: 20%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical
Commercial
Social Value

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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Apr 2026, 13:53 BST
Last source update: 16 Jun 2026, 11:48 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 29 May 2026
Authority reference: C430207
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-033780
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Miscellaneous special-purpose machinerySystems support servicesWarehouse management system
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068203 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Submission deadline: 13 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

14 Apr 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published189 days ago
14 Apr 2026, 13:53 BST
Clarification questions by172 days ago
1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline160 days ago
13 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Award decision expected by144 days ago
29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent127 days ago
16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published127 days ago
16 Jun 2026, 11:48 BST
Standstill ends117 days ago
25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts112 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2026

Tender notice published
14 Apr 2026, 13:53 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
16 Jun 2026, 11:46 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
16 Jun 2026, 11:46 BST
Contract award notice published
16 Jun 2026, 11:48 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £372,4191 award exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Industore1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027Amended: Update date of decision, current date is incorrect	£372,419	18 May 2026standstill to 25 Jun 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWVL-6877-BXXV Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

IndustoreAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTPJ-2921-ZZJX 1 Tollgate Close, Penarth Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF11 8UEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Jun 2026, 11:48 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Jun 2026, 11:46 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender14 Apr 2026, 13:53 BST