UNSPSC 51140000: Central nervous system drugs

This classification denotes drugs that act on the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.

UNSPSC 51140000 Central nervous system drugs is a Family code. State and local governments buying under this code acquire pharmaceuticals and related distribution, dispensing, and management services for emergency medical services, long-term care facilities, behavioral health organizations, and forensic operations. Recent solicitations show procurement of emergency medications, psychiatric drugs, naloxone, controlled substances, and integrated software platforms for dosage calculation and electronic patient care reporting; pharmacy benefits administration; and certified reference drug standards for forensic laboratory analysis. The mix of issuing bodies spans county health departments, municipal fire departments, independent health care organizations receiving county funding, and forensic laboratories operating under federal or state grants. Collier County (Florida) issued a notice of intent to single-source Handtevy, a mobile application for calculating drug dosages for adult and pediatric patients with integration into the county's EMS electronic patient care reporting system, under a three-year agreement commencing November 29, 2026. Dane County (Wisconsin) released an RFP for pharmaceutical services to Badger Prairie Health Care Center, a county-owned long-term care facility, with local-vendor preference (five bonus evaluation points for Dane County vendors, two for adjacent-county vendors), proposals due October 22, 2026, and a five-year contract term beginning January 1, 2027, funded at approximately $125,000 annually.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida and the Southwest. The City of Tucson Fire Department solicited BLS and ALS pharmaceuticals, supplies, and VendNovation vending-machine software with proposals due June 24, 2026 under federal funding (ARPA, HUD, FTA) carrying prevailing-wage and Section 3 compliance requirements. West Texas Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation requested pharmacy services for 7,000 individuals across 23 counties, with proposals due August 21, 2026, using tiered markup pricing plus per-prescription fees and requiring EHR integration. Seminole County (Florida) sought 1,900 units of naloxone and 800 safe drug deactivation systems annually with quarterly deliveries, under an IFB with a two-year initial term and one-year renewal option. The District of Columbia and Washington County (Oregon) posted brief qualifications requests for pharmacy network and naloxone distribution center participation but disclosed minimal scope or evaluation criteria in available summaries. Activity remains steady across municipal fire departments, county health systems, behavioral health providers, and forensic laboratories, with strong emphasis on integration into existing electronic health records systems and compliance with controlled-substance regulations.