National Specialist Medicines Service (NSMS)
| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Buyer: | NHS England |
| Main Category: | Services |
| Procurement Method: | — |
| Tender Status: | Planned |
| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | £30,000,000 |
| Estimated Value (inc. VAT): | £30,000,000 |
| Release Date: | 8 April 2026 |
| Application Deadline: | 13 April 2026 |
| Contract Start Date: | 31 March 2027 (Estimated) |
| Contract End Date: | 31 March 2030 (Estimated) |
| Contract Duration: | 3.1 years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-04ff2c🔒 BidWriter |
| Notice Reference: | 031969-2026🔒 BidWriter |
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NHS England is commissioning the National Specialist Medicines Service (NSMS) 2027-2030 contract. The contract holders will support in the implementation of national policies and priorities in medicines use and safety by developing cost effective standardised tools and processes that can be adopted/integrated locally. It will provide expert clinical quality assurance in medicines technical services and supports the NHS to get best value optimisation from the medicines budgets. In addition, it will provide clinical support for frontline service delivery in relation to medicines and to enable strategic commissioning of medicines related services. The NSMS will provide essential information on clinical and cost effectiveness use of medicines and their supply at local and national level to ensure patient access to essential treatment to a range of stakeholders and citizens. The premise of the contract is that these activities can avoid duplication at local level giving local clinicians more time for their patients and that opportunities to improve quality and value are taken up comprehensively. This preliminary market engagement session is due to be held on the 14th April 2026 between 1-2pm, where details of the Tender timetable will be made available, however, we will launch the ITT following the May elections and it will be out in the market for approximately 60 days to allow amply time for interested bidders to form a response. All parties interested in attending the session should register their interest by sending an email to jacqueline.powell9@nhs.net by 1pm Monday 13 April 2026. Please note up to a maximum of 3 attendees per supplier is permitted. When registering your interest, please ensure name and email address for all attending are provided, as a Teams invite will be sent to those registered. Please DO NOT forward the Teams invite on to any other party than those names provided. If unable to attend this session, a transcript will be made available upon request. Participation (or non participation) will not advantage or disadvantage suppliers in any future procurement.
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Application Deadline
13 April 2026
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Estimated Value
£30,000,000
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