Published date: 11 May 2022

Last edited date: 8 June 2022

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 27 June 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Parcel transport services - 60161000

  • Mail delivery services - 64121100

  • Parcel delivery services - 64121200

    • Outpatient care services - 85112200

    • Home medical treatment services - 85141210

    • Pharmacy services - 85149000

Location of contract

SE1 9RT

Procurement reference

CF-0824300D0O000000rwimUAA2

Published date

11 May 2022

Closing date

27 June 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are seeking expressions of interest for the provision of outpatient pharmacy services across all three Authorities.


Combined, the Authorities operate 12 hospitals and extensive community sites, principally serving the London Boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bromley and Bexley whilst also delivering specialised services to patients from across Southeast England and beyond. The services delivered reflect the diverse needs of the local populations, from aiming to deliver excellence in local hospitals and building strong roots in the community, alongside access to world-leading specialist services and cutting-edge research which provides global reach.


Across the Authorities there are currently seven Outpatient Pharmacy Dispensaries (OPDs), at the following locations, currently operated in-house by wholly owned subsidiary or outsourced managed service providers:


- Guy's Hospital (~23,000 transactions per annum)
- King's College Hospital (~158,000 transactions per annum)
- St Thomas' Hospital (~13,000 transactions per annum)
- University Hospital Lewisham (~64,000 transactions per annum)
- Princess Royal University Hospital (~32,000 transactions per annum)
- Beckenham Beacon (~32,000 transactions per annum)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich (~78,000 transactions per annum)


The home delivery services are dispatching increasing numbers of packages per week - currently 150-200 at Guy's and St Thomas' and 200-250 at King's College Hospital.


Specialties serviced by the Authorities' OPDs include - Oncology, Rheumatology And Dermatology, Liver Renal, HIV & Sexual Health, Ophthalmology, Dental, Cystic Fibrosis (Adults & Paediatrics), Endocrinology & Diabetes, Haematology And Neurology.


The Authorities are using the Health Family Atamis e-tendering portal to conduct the pre-market engagement process ("the e-Tendering Portal"). The e-Tendering Portal can be accessed via the link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome


All communications (including submission of pre-market questionnaires) should be carried out via the e-Tendering Portal. The pre-market engagement documents are available for unrestricted full direct access, free of charge via the e-Tendering Portal.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Outpatient Pharmacy Services - Pre-Market Engagement

  • Early engagement
  • Published 11 May 2022

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Christopher Black

Address

200 Great Dover Street
London
SE1 9RT
GB

Email

christopher.black@gstt.nhs.uk