Falsified Medicines Barcode Aggregation Service
Details
| Contract Title: | Falsified Medicines Barcode Aggregation Service |
| Published Date: | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Notice Type: | Award (ContractAwardNotice) |
| Value Banding: | High Value |
| Delivery Point: | Ireland |
Description:
The HSE intends to establish new contracts with United Drug (Wholesale) Limited and Uniphar Wholesale Limited to provide a barcode aggregation service for medicines subject to Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) that are supplied to hospital pharmacies. Due to technical, legal, and operational constraints, only these wholesalers can perform aggregation on their own stock, making a competitive tender impractical and justifying a negotiated procedure under EU Directive 2014/24/EU. FMD requires pac...