Official UK procurement notice
Pharmacy Provision - Dispensing Service in Prison
Authority: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a safe and effective on-site Pharmacy dispensing service compliant with regulatory and best practice standards, mirroring those in the community at HMP Peterborough.
CPV: Pharmacy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to…
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to an opportunity in relation to provision of pharmacy services for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), as part of integrated NHS healthcare provision at HMP Peterborough.
The successful Subcontractor will work closely with the Head Provider and its Subcontractors, in particular GPs, Mental health team, the Primary Care and Substance misuse teams to provide a safe and effective on-site Pharmacy dispensing service compliant with regulatory and best practice standards, mirroring those in the community at HMP Peterborough, as per the Head Contract.
The requirement is multi-faceted and notably includes:
- On-site Pharmacy and pharmaceutical supply service.
- Supply of stock medicines for clinical services.
- Supply of a range of pre-packed medicines and over-labelled medicines.
- Dispensing of medicines to patients.
- Medicines optimisation including administering in -possession medications to patients.
- Provision of financial management, prescription activity and clinical management information monthly, or as required.
NHFT presently expect the service will be best served by a single supplier partner, or consortia bid, though are keen to maximize the opportunity for competition in the best
interest of patients and for potential suppliers to engage in response to this PIN with alternative approaches.
The minimum initial fixed term contract duration shall be 31 months from 1st September 2025 to 31st March 2028 with an optional 2 x 12-month extension period.
NHFT require service commencement by the preferred bidder by 1st September 2025. The procurement timeline will require the successful bidder to mobilise within the period from contract award (Award will be April 2025), all required licensing and regulatory registrations and staff vetting will need to be in place prior to service commencement.
The supplier will also need to be GPhC registered.
His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service Enhanced Level 2 vetting is required for all staff.
Suppliers WILL NEED TO REGISTER on Delta e sourcing portal to have access to tender documentation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- 17 Jan 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jan 2025, 15:47 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001761- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d45eFind a Tender
Publisher note: This contract is being awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Competitive process This notice is to invite expressions of interest from suitable providers. The deadline for submitting an expression of interest is 29 January 2025. Expressions of interest should be submitted for the attention of Cathy Headland to [email protected] 1. Are there any particular factors that would support your organisation's ability to bid e.g. extended implementation time to accommodate licensing or establishing specific premises. 2. Please provide examples of similar contracts your organisation are already delivering. 3. Please provide any additional information or comments you feel would assist NHFT to procure this requirement effectively.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 29 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
Timeline
17 Jan 2025 → 29 Jan 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published17 Jan 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Submission deadline29 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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