Provision of Pharmacy Services

Kent Community Health NHS Trust (KCHFT) and Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust (KMMH) are publishing this UK2: Preliminary Market Engagement Notice on 15th May 2026 to invite expressions of interest from suppliers to participate in a market engagement exercise relating to the provision of a complete pharmaceutical supply services for both inpatient and community services across the two Trusts.
Since 2022, Kent and Medway NHS Mental Health Trust (KMMH) and Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) have collaboratively procured pharmacy services across both organisations. This joint approach builds on an established partnership, enabling a system-wide model that maximises the effective use of resources, strengthens local relationships, and enhances service delivery across both Trusts.
The overarching aim of the pharmacy supply service is to provide a safe, efficient, and patient-centred medicines supply function that supports high-quality clinical care across inpatient, rehabilitation, and community settings. The service is designed to:
• Ensure timely, accurate, and reliable dispensing and supply of medicines to meet the needs of patients and services.
• Support safe and effective medicines management in line with legal, regulatory, and professional standards.
• Enable continuity of care through responsive and flexible supply arrangements, including urgent and out-of-hours provision.
• Reduce medicines waste and optimise resource utilisation through stock management, recycling, and redistribution processes.
• Support digital transformation through integration with Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) systems.
• Provide specialist services, including clozapine dispensing, in alignment with national monitoring requirements and local clinical pathways and the provision of over labelling of medicines.
• Contribute to workforce development through the training and support of pre-registration/foundation pharmacists and pharmacy...