Published date: 29 April 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 October 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Pharmacy services - 85149000

Location of contract

LN2 5QY

Value of contract

£7,500,000 to £10,500,000

Procurement reference

CF-2340300D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

29 April 2024

Closing date

2 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 April 2024

Contract end date

21 April 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Pharmaceutical services involves services that are ordinarily and customarily rendered by a pharmacy or pharmacist, including the preparation and dispensing of pharmaceutical products. These services are essential to ensure the health and wellbeing of the population can be maintained and improved.

The contracted provisions aim to:

- Provide an inpatient, outpatient and discharge dispensing service which is safe, effective, and conducted by certified suppliers on a trust site(s) or via a remote hub.
- Provide multi-compartment compliance aids (MCA) assembly and delivery service, for inpatients, outpatients or home delivery patients, to help and guide patients in ensuring they take their medication on the correct day and time.
- Effectively provide the delivery of stock pharmaceutical products to the contracting authority in pre-assembled containers for defined ward locations, ready for onward delivery within the hospital.
- Provide fully trained and competent staff to perform their duties in accordance with the requirements of the service.
- Appropriate reporting of services needed to assist in the reporting to commissioners if appropriate.

The ULHT Contract for the outpatient dispensing services based at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, and the additional preparation and coordination of to facilitate dispensing on site, to support with home delivery of outpatient prescriptions, which is currently being managed and delivered by the Trust's Fleet Services.

The Contract is for an initial 5 years with the option to extend for a further 1 + 1 year/s. Total contract duration could be 7 years.

Award information

Awarded date

22 April 2024

Contract start date

22 April 2024

Contract end date

21 April 2031

Total value of contract

£10,293,226.30

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

LP HCS Ltd

Address

Sapphire Court, Walsgrave Triangle CV2 2TX

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Kevin Middlebrook

Address

Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
GB

Email

kevin.middlebrook@ulh.nhs.uk