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Summary, notice description and lot information
NHS England is planning a procurement process for the National Specialist Medicines Service (NSMS) 2026-2029. This initiative, which falls under the services category, aims to commission contracts that support national policies and priorities in medicine use and safety. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with key dates including a future notice anticipated on 2nd June 2025, and a contract period set to commence on 1st April 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2029, with potential renewal until 2030.
NHS England, operating from Wellington House, London, is seeking to engage the market, and preliminary engagement was set to conclude by 22nd April 2025. The total contract value stands at £36 million, and this opportunity aligns with the central governmental public authority's initiatives in the United Kingdom. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in pharmacy services and medicine management solutions.
It is particularly well-suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) capable of developing cost-effective and standardised tools and processes, providing expert clinical quality assurance, and enhancing frontline service delivery. Companies with expertise in strategic commissioning of medicine-related services will find substantial opportunities to contribute to the NHS's objectives, potentially expanding their business reach and impact within the healthcare sector. Engaging in this procurement process allows businesses to influence the optimisation of the NHS medicines budget, thereby enhancing access to innovative treatments and supporting patient care across the UK.
The provision of strategic advice to policy makers and implementation support for the procurement of medicines in the NHS, operational activity on shortage management across the system, alignment with the NHS Greener medicines programme and horizon scanning.
The provision of a range of activities relating to the audit of NHS Section 10 aseptic units, production of advice, guidance and support tools, standards, quality assurance advice for procurement, and quality assurance strategic leadership.
The provision of specialist advice and expertise about medicines use, maximising value, quality and patient outcomes. This includes the development of key enablers such as Patient Group Directions (PGDs) Standard Operating procedures (SOPs) relating to medicines.
The provision of advice to enable commissioners and providers to implement national priorities and local initiatives to deliver services and to improve medicines safety.
The co-ordination of the delivery of the service to ensure consistent high-quality delivery across all five elements of the service which will include: * Addressing any interrelated issues and interdependencies and developing and overseeing delivery of plans for outputs that would require all aspects of the service to contribute to successful outcomes. * Contract management of suppliers for each Lot will remain an Authority activity. * The Supplier will also work closely with NHS pharmacy professional leadership and review annual workplans to ensure there is no duplication, appropriate collaboration and attention to cross-cutting priorities, such as productivity and efficiency and sustainability. * The Supplier will identify and nominate specialist subject matter expertise to inform local and national initiatives to develop the technical pharmacy workforce. * To provide administration of payments on behalf of the contract holder. These services will be user friendly, easily accessible and be underpinned by digital support that meets all NHS and public service standards which includes Information governance; Cyber Essentials Security Certification compliance and Data Security and Protection Toolkit Certified
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The contract period is three years.
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