Coming up· published 5 Feb 2025
TB Dispensing Service
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is planning TB Dispensing Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Stoke-on-Trent.
Source: Find a Tender, published 5 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 15:42
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is planning TB Dispensing Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Stoke-on-Trent. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £200,000.
Find a Tender published it on 5 February 2025. The notice number is 003849-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04dbf1. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is in the planning stage for a tender titled "TB Dispensing Service", which falls under the Pharmacy services industry category. This procurement process aims to establish a Standardised Pharmaceutical Medicine Dispensing Service for Tuberculosis (TB) and Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) Patients. The contracting authority is seeking to gauge market interest and capacity through this Prior Information Notice (PIN).
Key dates include the future notice date of 5th February 2025. The services will be mainly delivered in the region marked as UKG23. Interested parties are advised to express interest via the Atamis portal and stay updated on any changes or formal tender notices that may follow.
The notice in full
The University Hospitals of North Midlands wishes to hear from organisations willing to share information about the provision of a Standardised Pharmaceutical Medicine Dispensing Service for Tuberculosis (TB) and Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) Patients to gauge the likely level of interest in the project from the market.
This is not an invitation to tender, nor does it preclude or favour eligibility to participate in the formal procurement once it starts. It is a process solely to test the current market capacity, to scope the services, and inform the procurement process.
Details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in the final tender notice.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for information only. It is not a formal invitation to tender. In the event of a publicly advertised tender being required, you will need to respond to the tender notice to be considered for this contract.
The purpose of this PIN is to maximise transparency, act as a soft market test to understand numbers of potential bidders and increase competition for any potential upcoming tender notice, if it is to go ahead. All details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in the final tender notice, if required.
If you are interested in any future procurement relating to this PIN, then please express your interest to this PIN via the Atamis portal.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning 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
- £200,000
- Lots value
- £200,000
Not stated in the notice: awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 003849-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dbf1
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Postcode
- ST4 6QG
- Electoral ward
- Penkhull & Springfields
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Delivery area
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Area
- Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Elizabeth Bailey
- Phone
- +44 1782672076
- Address
- Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG · West Midlands · England
Documents and links
Questions about TB Dispensing Service
When will the TB Dispensing Service tender open?
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS 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 TB Dispensing Service contract worth?
The estimated value is £200,000.
Who is the buyer for TB Dispensing Service?
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, based in Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands. The named contact is Elizabeth Bailey, on +44 1782672076.
How do I bid for TB Dispensing Service?
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