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Pharmacy Automated Storage & Fulfilment System - UHB

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Published
14 April 2026
Submission
13 May 2026

Tender description

The scope of this tender is to procure an automated pharmacy storage and fulfilment solution capable of managing approximately 3,000+ pharmaceutical products across chilled (+2°C to +8°C) and ambient (+15°C to +24°C) environments, with future flexibility for ultra‑low‑temperature storage. The solution must incorporate an integrated inventory management system with full scan‑based tracking, expiry‑date control, SAP S4HANA EWM interfacing, multi‑order picking functionality, and automated tote labelling for downstream distribution. Mechanical and structural robustness, strong local engineering support, energy efficiency, cyber‑secure software, and the ability to safely expand storage capacity without major reconfiguration are also essential requirements to ensure reliability, productivity, and continuity of supply to pharmacies and hospital wards.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published14 April 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date13 May 2026

About the buyer

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust buys as an NHS trust and hosts the BSOL Procurement Collaborative. The collaborative procures on behalf of five NHS organisations across Birmingham and Solihull. Simon Clarke leads its Senior Management Team as Managing Director. The team reports quarterly to a Partnership Board. Procurement and Supply Chain services span the wider Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System. The Healthcare Supply Association named the collaborative Procurement and Supply Chain Team of the Year in 2023.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, business services and IT services.

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