Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Bradford
BD9 6RJ
UK
Contact person: Mohammed Zafar
Telephone: +44 1274436971
E-mail: mohammed.zafar@bthft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKE41
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/our-trust/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/our-trust/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Out-Patient Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85149000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of an Out-Patient Pharmaceutical Dispensing Service to support the overall Pharmacy provision at the two main hospital sites of Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
70 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
You must include:<br/>- description of the services to be provided;<br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process under the PSR; and<br/>- the approximate lifetime value of the contract is £70,000,000.00<br/><br/>You should also specify:<br/>- whether this is a new or existing service; <br/>- whether this is a new or existing provider;<br/>- the dates between which the services are intended to be provided, if known.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality and Innovation
/ Weighting: 26
Quality criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Improving Access, Reducing Health inequalities and Facilitating Choice
/ Weighting: 4
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 9
Quality criterion: Basic Criteria
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Value - pricing evaluation
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-050998
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Boots UK Limited
00928555
Thane Rd
Nottingham
NG2 3AA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
65 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
70 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 14 October 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/>All members of the procurement project team and evaluation panel submitted signed declarations of interest. No material conflicts of interest or affiliation with any of the tenderers were identified or declared.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bradford Teaching Hospitals Review Body
109 Duckworth Lane
Bradford
BD9 6RL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/10/2026