Coming up· published 20 May 2025
Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Cambridge, East
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cambridge.
Source: Find a Tender, published 20 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 09:48
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2031
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cambridge. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 4 November 2026 to 3 November 2031. It lasts 5 years.
Find a Tender published it on 20 May 2025. The notice number is 023069-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05183d.
Summary of the contracting process
The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is in the planning stages of a procurement process for "Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services." This procurement, classified under healthcare services, will involve activities such as outpatient pharmacy dispensing, emergency department dispensing, and a home delivery service for outpatient prescriptions. The services will be delivered across multiple regions in the UK, including regions UKC, UKD, UKE, and others, to name a few.
The planned contract period starts on 4th November 2026 and ends on 3rd November 2031, with a possibility of renewal up to 2033. The future notice for this tender is scheduled for publication on 23rd February 2026. The procurement falls under a public authority within the central government, with the relevant communication being managed through Sue Mulcock at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The comprehensive scope of services required not only presents avenues for growth by expanding service delivery proficiency but also reinforces the development of niche capabilities in home delivery and emergency pharmaceuticals management.
The notice in full
the Authority including all of the following at the commencement of contract: a) Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing - including private prescriptions b) Emergency Department Dispensing c) Provision of Retail Pharmacy services d) Outpatients Pharmacy Dispensing Home Delivery Service and may include the following over the life of the contract. e) Day Case Service Dispensing f) Discharge to take out or take away (TTO/TTA) Medicines Dispensing g) FP10 dispensing with appropriate licence.
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 health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 4 Nov 2026 to 3 Nov 2031 (5 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 023069-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05183d
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cambridge
- Town
- Cambridge
- Postcode
- CB2 0QQ
- Electoral ward
- Queen Edith's
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- 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
- East
- Sub-region
- Cambridgeshire CC
- Area
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Cambridge, CB2 0QQ · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services
When will the Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services tender open?
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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 long is the Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services contract?
The contract runs from 4 November 2026 to 3 November 2031 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services?
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Cambridge, East.
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