Opportunity
Quebec SEAO #20178704
PACMED NS576 automated medication pouch packaging machine for Pierre-Boucher Hospital
Posted
October 23, 2026
Respond By
November 10, 2026
Identifier
20178704
NAICS
423450
Santé Québec Montérégie-Est is seeking an automated medication pouch packaging machine for Pierre-Boucher Hospital. - Government buyer: Santé Québec, Montérégie-Est, for Pierre-Boucher Hospital. - Proposed supplier and highlighted OEM: McKesson Canada, offering the PACMED NS576 automated medication pouch packaging machine. - Requested equipment: one new machine; quantity is not specified. It must package unit-dose and multidose medications and support at least 500 cassettes. - Compatibility requirements: integrate with the hospital’s existing PACMED equipment and PACVISION JV-VZ10 pouch validator, including compatible medication configurations, transferable packaging lists, network connectivity, and validator-compatible pouches. - Required features include an integrated printer, barcode reader and electronic scale; variable pouch sizes; a universal-tray slot; two quick-fill trays; eight automatic-fill cassettes; an automatic pouch-winding system with two spools; and automated operational and inventory reports. - The machine must fit the available hospital space, meet specified pouch-content and barcode-format requirements, and comply with Québec certification standards.
Description
Santé Québec Montérégie-Est intends to award a sole-source supply contract to McKesson Canada for a new PACMED NS576 automated medication-pouch packaging machine for Pierre-Boucher Hospital. The machine must produce unit-dose and multidose pouches and integrate with the hospital’s existing PACMED and PACVISION systems, including compatible packaging lists, pouch validation, and network connectivity. Requirements include at least 500 cassettes, an integrated printer, barcode reader and electronic scale, variable pouch sizes, and specified trays, cassettes, and pouch-winding equipment. Interested suppliers may submit a written expression of interest with technical information demonstrating compliance; the notice says not to include a price.