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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
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust · Wiltshire, South West
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wiltshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 13:36
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Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:33
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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
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wiltshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £13,500,000. The contract runs from 8 March 2026 to 7 March 2031. It lasts 5 years.
Find a Tender published it on 28 May 2025. The notice number is 028246-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051b16. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, members of the BSW Hospitals Group, are collaborating on a preliminary market engagement event for the provision of outpatient pharmacies located onsite at both Trusts. This engagement process falls under the planning stage and is classified under pharmacy services, targeting central government.
Interested providers should submit their responses via the Atamis Portal by 20th June 2025, with further meetings scheduled for 8th and 9th July 2025 at Salisbury Hospital. The anticipated commencement date for the contract is 8th March 2026, and the contract value is estimated at £13,500,000, exclusive of VAT, for a total duration of five years with a possible two-year extension.
Companies with expertise in hospital pharmacy services and the capacity to handle high volume dispensing, as demonstrated by 68,871 items at Salisbury and 97,500 items at Bath for 2024/2025, are well-positioned to engage in this tender.
The notice in full
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 PS13,500,000 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". atamis-1928--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage 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: 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
- 8 Mar 2026 to 7 Mar 2031 (5 years)
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
- £13,500,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 028246-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051b16
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Town
- Bath
- Postcode
- BA1 3NG
- Electoral ward
- Downton & Ebble Valley
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Delivery area
- Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, TLK15 Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Wiltshire
- Area
- Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- BSW Alliance Helpdesk
- Address
- Bath, BA1 3NG · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028246-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024008-2025
- Atamis portal, to register and bidatamis-1928--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-051b16 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the Preliminary market engagement event for the provision of an Outpatient Pharmacy… tender open?
Salisbury 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 much is the Preliminary market engagement event for the provision of an Outpatient Pharmacy… contract worth?
The estimated value is £13,500,000. The contract runs from 8 March 2026 to 7 March 2031 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Preliminary market engagement event for the provision of an Outpatient Pharmacy…?
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, based in Wiltshire, South West. The named contact is BSW Alliance Helpdesk.
How do I bid for Preliminary market engagement event for the provision of an Outpatient Pharmacy…?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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