Palliative Care Medicines Transport Service

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Wales
Open procedure
1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027

The service involves an emergency courier operation to transport prescriptions and dispensed medications between out-of-hours bases, community pharmacies, and patients' homes. The provider must liaise with on-call pharmacists, wait for prescriptions to be dispensed, and ensure timely delivery to support end-of-life care. The service requires high responsiveness to facilitate urgent patient access to treatment within the health board area.

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Awarded value: £76k; As published
Published: 5 June 2026
Awarded: 1 September 2026; Etsmedical Ltd
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 31 July 2027

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of emergency medical courier services for the secure transportation of palliative care prescriptions and medications to patients' homes.

Emergency courier service for the transportation of prescriptions and prescribed medications between Out of Hours (OOH) bases, community pharmacies and patients' homes

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 24 months
Contract dates: 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 64120000, 60100000

Services in this contract

Pathology, specimen and medicines courierMain service£69k typicalEmergency courier of palliative care prescriptions and medicines to patients' homes

Lifecycle

Published
5 June 2026
Contract awardedto Etsmedical Ltd
1 September 2026
Contract starts
1 August 2026
Contract ends
31 July 2027

The buyer

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

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Etsmedical Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3625995/palliative-care-medicines-transport-service
Buyer reference: ABU-ITT-63073
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06aeaa
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Palliative Care Medicines Transport Service. Contract award, 5 June 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3625995/palliative-care-medicines-transport-service (accessed 5 November 2026).