Coming up· published 23 Nov 2025
Community Pharmacy IT Pre-Qualification Questionnaire 2025
NHS England · Eastleigh, South East
NHS England is planning Community Pharmacy IT Pre-Qualification Questionnaire 2025. It is a contract for other health and social care in Eastleigh.
Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 16:08
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Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:38
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
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About this tender
In brief
NHS England is planning Community Pharmacy IT Pre-Qualification Questionnaire 2025. It is a contract for other health and social care in Eastleigh. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £16,800,000. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 24 November 2025. The notice number is 076292-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05886b. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
NHS England is currently handling a public procurement process titled "Community Pharmacy IT Pre-Qualification Questionnaire 2025." This initiative aims to expand suppliers' capacity in delivering digital clinical services within community pharmacies across the UK. The buying organisation, NHS England, is located in Leeds, with the procurement being managed through NHS South Central and West CSU.
This project falls under the services category, targeting areas like medical software and pharmacy services. The procurement is in the planning stage, with a key milestone being the submission of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by 8 December 2025. The engagement process, which is the current focus, is scheduled from 11 November to early December 2025, providing opportunities for businesses to submit their PQQs via the NHS e-Sourcing portal, Atamis.
Given the emphasis on expanding digital service capabilities in support of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan, companies that can enhance their solutions to meet NHS standards will be well-poised to succeed. This opportunity is particularly suitable for SMEs, offering a chance to qualify and make it to the Digital Buyer's Catalogue, a significant platform for growth and visibility in the public health sector.
The notice in full
Following on from the Preliminary Market Engagemement Notice: Community Pharmacy IT Summer 2025, issued in August 2025, NHS England are notifying the market of the next steps. NHS England (NHSE) is seeking to expand the number of suppliers in the market and their capability to deliver digital clinical services within the Community Pharmacy (CP) marketplace in support of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan and Medium Term Planning Framework.
NHSE intends to engage with suppliers to facilitate their listing via the Digital Buyer's Catalogue. NHSE will not be undertaking any purchasing via this route, which means the requirements of Procurement Act 2023 do not apply. However, this notice services to provide transparency to the market in relation to decision making.
An Engagement Process will be undertaken to identify appropriate suppliers and solution for assurance to the Buying Catalogue.
The process will be undertaken in three stages: Qualification - validates the company information of the Respondent to ensure suitability to become a supplier of services supporting public health operations, System Readiness Gateway - managing Respondent's timing through the development and assurance assessment process in line with the readiness of their system against the published NHSE Capabilities and Standards; and, Assurance Process - qualifying the Respondent's system to provide the Services through evaluation against nationally published standards This notice begins the process via the Qualification Process described above.
Suppliers will be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), which will be evaluated to ensure that their company is suitable and that they have a solution which can be taken forward for assurance in stages 2 and 3. The current Engagement Process will close for PQQ submissions on 8 December 2025. This will enable a tranche of suppliers to be taken forward for further stages.
NHS England will introduce further tranches as demand and resources dictate.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £16,800,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 076292-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05886b
- CPV code
- 48180000 - Medical software package; 48311000 - Document management software package; 48814400 - Clinical information system; 72300000 - Data services; 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 48 - Software package and information systems; 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Eastleigh
- Town
- Leeds
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Electoral ward
- Eastleigh Central
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Delivery area
- North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- South Hampshire
- Area
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS England
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Garry Mitchell
- Address
- Leeds, LS1 4AP · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076292-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072971-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072970-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048942-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05886b (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Community Pharmacy IT Pre-Qualification Questionnaire 2025
When will the Community Pharmacy IT Pre-Qualification Questionnaire 2025 tender open?
NHS England has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Community Pharmacy IT Pre-Qualification Questionnaire 2025 contract worth?
The estimated value is £16,800,000. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Community Pharmacy IT Pre-Qualification Questionnaire 2025?
NHS England, based in Eastleigh, South East. The named contact is Garry Mitchell.
How do I bid for Community Pharmacy IT Pre-Qualification Questionnaire 2025?
Register on the buyer's Atamis portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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- Read the early notice in full.
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