Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services including the Supply and Delivery of Medicine
The contract covers pharmaceutical dispensing services for Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS mental health and community healthcare provider, including the procurement, supply and delivery of medicines. The supplier must legally and clinically screen prescriptions and medicine orders, dispense and check items using suitably trained and competent staff, support electronic ordering through ePMA integration and email, and provide timely deliveries across multiple sites, including secure out-of-hours supplies and clinical pharmaceutical advice. Scope also includes compliant storage at ambient and refrigerated temperatures, receipt and transport of clinical trial medicines, registration with the Trust’s current clozapine provider, and adherence to MHRA requirements, the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, GPhC standards and Good Distribution Practice. The estimated contract value is £2,500,000, although the contract duration is not stated, and deliveries will be made across the UKF3 region. The critical qualification is possession of a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation for Human use (WDA(H)) licence.
Buyer: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Source: Find a Tender. Updated 20 Oct 2026.
Key facts
- Estimated value: £2.5m
- Bids close: 4 Dec 2026
- Location: Lincolnshire
- Procedure: Open procedure
- Contract period: 1 Oct 2027 to 30 Sept 2032
- Category: Pharmacy services (85149000)
From the official notice
Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services including the Supply and Delivery of Medicines including: <br/>- The timely procurement and purchase of medication, with full compliance with MHRA, Human Medicines Regulations 2012, and GPhC standards.<br/>- The undertaking of general legal and clinical safety screen on all medicine orders and prescriptions presented for dispensing. The Supplier must have suitably trained and clinically competent staff in order that they can adequately screen, dispense and check all dispensed items. <br/>- The application of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and holding a WDA(H) licence.<br/>- The legal, safe and secure, correct temperature regulated storage of all medicinal products within all the Supplier’s premises including ambient and refrigeration temperatures. This includes receipt, storage and transportation of any clinical trial medication requests on behalf of the Relevant Authority. <br/>- The registration with the Relevant Authority’s current clozapine provider. <br/>- The acceptance of the Relevant Authority’s electronic ordering of medicines processes through both ePMA system integration and by email.<br/>- The timely dispensing and supply of medicines.<br/>- A multi-sited delivery of medicines model, with secure transportation and distribution.<br/>- Out of hours medication supplies. <br/>- Out of hours pharmaceutical clinical advice.
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Questions about this tender
When is the deadline?
Bids close on 4 Dec 2026.
What is it worth?
The estimated value is £2.5m.
Who can apply?
Any supplier that meets the buyer's requirements can apply. Check the official notice for conditions.
How do I bid?
Open the official notice, register on the buyer's portal and submit your bid before the deadline.
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