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Medicine Supply for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health

In brief

East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to buy healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £80,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 July 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 27.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 28 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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…Read the full 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 [phone number removed] 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.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 002528-2026

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From notice 002528-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.