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Published 20 May 2025, 10:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensing Services

Official notice

Authority: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Services
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 23 Feb 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 3 Nov 2031 · up to 3 Nov 2033 with extensions · starts 4 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Pharmacy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrs
Contract period: 4 Nov 2026 – 3 Nov 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 3 Nov 2033 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 May 2025, 10:48 BST
Last source update
20 May 2025, 10:48 BST
Authority reference
CUH 001 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023069
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Pharmacy services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05183d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

20 May 2025 → 4 Nov 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    20 May 2025, 10:48 BST
  2. Tender notice expected246 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  4. Contract startsin 6 days
    4 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    20 May 2025, 10:48 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RGT · GB-PPON: PPCP-8863-HDGN Hills Rd, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 0QQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender