Pharmacy Service (1002-13-MH)

Tender description

The Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking to award a contract for up to 5 years for the provision of the pharmaceutical drug supply for Mental Health services, and the Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services for Trust specified sites within the Dudley and Walsall Area . Additional outpatient prescribing may also be undertaken via prescribers within the network of community based teams. It is envisaged that the contract will comprise of the following elements: •Procurement and storage of pharmaceutical products •Supply of pharmaceutical products for in and out patient use •Clinical stock management •Management of clozapine dispensing •Out of hours service provision •Financial and clinical management information •Dispensing in compliance aids as needed •Dispensing of daily instalments of medicines if required •Medicines Information •Clinical trials support The main objective of the Trust is to improve the health of the communities it serves through medicines optimisation. The Trust is seeking a provider who is willing to work with the Trust to deliver on this objective. The above information summarises the Trust's current understanding of its requirements but the precise scope of the contract will be confirmed in the full service specification that will be published at the Invitation to Tender stage.. The scope of this procurement relates to the provision of services to all patients of the Trust and may be subject to change as a result of future organisational and/or site developments. TUPE may apply