Coming up· published 20 May 2025
SCH Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Service
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is planning SCH Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sheffield.
Source: Find a Tender, published 20 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 11:33
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
Next
2027
Contract starts
2032
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is planning SCH Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sheffield. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £4,900,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2027 to 30 September 2032. It lasts 5 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 20 May 2025. The notice number is 023186-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051893.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process initiated by Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the planning stage for the "SCH Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Service" contract. This is a service contract to provide an onsite pharmacy dispensing service for outpatient prescriptions at Sheffield Children's Hospital, located in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The estimated value of the contract is £4.9 million, subject to a gross cap of £5.8 million.
The procurement follows legal guidelines set by the UK legislation (2023/54). Key dates include a future notice date scheduled for 2nd February 2026, with the contract period expected to start on 1st October 2027 and end on 30th September 2032. The contract is designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and there is potential for renewal.
The provider selected will manage procurement, storage, dispensing, and distribution of medicines, along with invoicing and management information services.
The notice in full
Procurement for the provision of an onsite pharmacy dispensing service for outpatient prescriptions based at Sheffield Childrens Hospital where the supplier will manage the procurement, storage, dispensing, distribution, and delivery of medicines, Invoicing, and provision of management information. SCH will retain the prescribing responsibility.
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
- 30 Sep 2027 to 30 Sep 2032 (5 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
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
- Tender value
- £4,900,000
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
- 023186-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051893
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Town
- Sheffield
- Postcode
- S10 2TH
- Electoral ward
- Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
- Constituency
- Sheffield Central
- Delivery area
- South Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Sub-region
- Sheffield
- Area
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Sheffield, S10 2TH · Yorkshire and The Humber · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about SCH Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Service
When will the SCH Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Service tender open?
Sheffield Children's 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 SCH Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Service contract worth?
The estimated value is £4,900,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2027 to 30 September 2032 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for SCH Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Service?
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, based in Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber.
How do I bid for SCH Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Service?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, 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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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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