Scope
Description
The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (the Authority) is procuring a contract for the provision of a Medicine Supply Service for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. The aims and objectives of the contract is to provide a Medicine Supply Service for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust between the Trust and Supplier.
The purpose of the PME is to inform potential suppliers of our intention to procure this service but also to engage suppliers to understand market capability and capacity to deliver the service. This notice is for information only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender or at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time.
Potential suppliers are asked to take part in a short pre-market engagement questionnaire. The information provided will help to form the way the final service specification is designed for the framework agreement. Details of how to access the questionnaire can be found further on in this notice.
As part of the questionnaire, a draft specification has been provided, outlining the requirements. This specification is subject to change.
This contract is for the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EoECPH) on behalf of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
The questionnaire will run on:
The Atamis portal:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
How to access the Questionnaire on the portal:
• Suppliers should register on the portal, if not already registered:
• To Express an Interest in this market engagement, search and Select contract reference - C413657 - Medicine Supply for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
• Please complete the questionnaire within the requirements section. A draft specification is available within the supplier documents.
• Suppliers can contact the Atamis helpdesk at -
• support-health@atamis.co.uk or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance when completing responses
The deadline for completion is 12:00 Tuesday 3rd February 2026. The notice has been published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
NOTE: A Prior Information Notice was issued for this procurement in August 2024 under reference 2024/S 000-025049. Responses to this PME is encouraged by all suppliers including those who responded to the original PIN.
Total value (estimated)
- £80,000 excluding VAT
- £96,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
Engagement
Engagement deadline
3 February 2026
Engagement process description
Pre-Market Engagement questionnaire
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 April 2026
Contracting authority
East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXMB-9766-NLTH
Victoria House, Camlife, Cambridge Road
Fulbourn
CB21 5XA
United Kingdom
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - central government