Pipeline

Procurement of Specialised Pharmaceutical Logistics

  • NHS England

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-024750

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051d73

Published 22 May 2025, 12:39pm



Scope

Description

This essential service will continue in delivering the supply chain network that supports the commissioning and deployment of vaccine for NHS England (NHSE) to front-line destinations across all sectors, including Community Pharmacies, General Practitioners, Detained Estates, and various other facilities, reaching over 9,000 locations. This initiative will replace an existing contract, which currently provides a service characterised by delivery frequency, speed, and flexibility that cannot be matched by any other operation within the NHSE structure. The objective of this case is to establish a supply chain, delivery, and deployment solution applicable to all vaccination and screening programmes within the NHSE portfolio. This will be achieved by enhancing capacity, capability, operational effectiveness and efficiency, to reach destinations with a frequency aligned with their demand, thus offering a unique service proposition that benefits NHS, providers and systems more broadly, ensuring value for money, and leverage economies of scale through the multi-vaccine delivery on a single vehicle. It will build upon the existing performance, skills, and services derived from the COVID-19 programme, which has successfully administered over 150 million vaccines to date.

Total value (estimated)

  • £57,611,246 excluding VAT
  • £57,611,246 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 7 August 2026 to 7 August 2031
  • 5 years, 1 day

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 September 2025


Procedure

Above or below total value threshold

Above or equal to threshold


Contracting authority

NHS England

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDPT-3135-BWWY

Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd

London

SE1 8UG

United Kingdom

Contact name: Sian Williams

Email: sian.williams71@nhs.net

Website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/

Region: UKI45 - Lambeth

Organisation type: Public authority - central government