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title: "Preliminary market engagement event for the provision of an Outpatient Pharmacy in Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust"
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# Preliminary market engagement event for the provision of an Outpatient Pharmacy in Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-event-for-the-provision-of-an-outpatient-pharmacy-in-salisbu-ocds-h6vhtk-051b16). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust: "Preliminary market engagement event for the provision of an Outpatient Pharmacy in Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £13,500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/salisbury-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rnz)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £13,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pharmacy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKK12, UKK15
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-event-for-the-provision-of-an-outpatient-pharmacy-in-salisbu-ocds-h6vhtk-051b16#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051b16`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-event-for-the-provision-of-an-outpatient-pharmacy-in-salisbu-ocds-h6vhtk-051b16#tl-md)

## Description
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) and Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Trust (RUH) who are members of the BSW Hospitals Group, are conducting a collaborative preliminary market engagement event with suitably qualified, interested providers, for the provision of an outpatient pharmacy located onsite at both Trusts. The contract commencement date is anticipated as the 8th March 2026. The tender will be lotted for each Trust, however the route to market and final model have yet to be concluded and the Trusts would be interested to hear the views of Pharmacy providers. The estimated value of this contract is £13,500,000 ex VAT. This is a combined value for both Trusts. The contract is anticipated to be for five years, with the option to extend for two years, however the Trusts are open to further discussion regarding this. The items dispensed for 2024/2025 are approximately: SFT Salisbury - 68871 RUH Bath - 97500 Please download further information relating to this opportunity and complete and return the attached questionnaire via the Trust's esourcing portal " Atamis". https://atamis-1928--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage?filters=&page=1&Preview=Yes&searchStr=&SearchType=Projects&sortStr=Alphabetical&uid=a07Sr00000WKSE8IAP&sfdcIFrameOrigin=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.lightning.force.com This is a preliminary market engagement event only. The Trust reserve the right to conclude this project after this stage and not commit to either a tender or an award of contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85149000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 08/03/2026 to 07/03/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028246-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-28T15:33:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T21:38:42.437Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051b16