Retail Compounding Pharmacy Fit-Out and Tenancy
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne (RCH) is seeking submissions from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to establish and operate a retail compounding pharmacy in the commercial area of RCH. The successful invitee will lease a tenancy from RCH and be required to design, fit-out, staff, and operate the tenancy in accordance with all applicable legislative, regulatory, and contractual requirements. Scope The scope includes: Leasing a tenancy from RCH in the commercial area of the hospital Designing and fitting out the tenancy for use as a retail compounding pharmacy Staffing the tenancy Operating the tenancy as a retail compounding pharmacy in accordance with all applicable legislative, regulatory, and contractual requirements Contractor Requirements Suitably qualified and experienced in establishing and operating a retail compounding pharmacy Compliance with all applicable legislative, regulatory, and contractual requirements in designing, fitting out, staffing, and operating the tenancy Tender Briefing and Site Inspection A briefing session will be held for this opportunity, and a site visit is a pre-requisite to submission and consideration of a bid. Date: 9 September 2026 Time: 11:00 am Location: 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3052 Interested parties must register their attendance by emailing Simone.Forde@rch.org.au no later than Monday 7th September 2026, providing the following details for each attendee: Organisation name Full name of attendee(s) Position/role within the organisation Contact phone number and email address Number of personnel attending (maximum of 2 people) Registration closes on 6 September 2026 at 05:00 pm.
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