Notice Information
Notice Title
Pharmacy Prescribers Pathfinder
Notice Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of North East and North Cumbria ICB (NENC) (the Contracting Authority), who are seeking to test the market and request suppliers express their interest in a Pathfinder Programme for Independent Prescribing in Community Pharmacy. The purpose of this Pathfinder is to help them shape the future of prescribing as part of NHS clinical services provided by Community Pharmacies. For more information please see: www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/pharmacy/pharmacy-integration-fund/independent-prescribing/ North East and North Cumbria ICB (NENC) are looking to identify 10 Pathfinder sites initially via Expression of Interest. The Pathfinder sites in NENC will be involved in exciting work to explore how community pharmacists can best deliver an integrated prescribing offer, for acute illnesses, alongside general practices in their local community. To express your interest please register your organisation with the Atamis Portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. More detail is available in the Additional Information Section below. The Pathfinder term is for an initial period of approximately 5 months expected to commence, via a staggered approach, on 20 11 2023. The closing date for registering an interest is: Monday 16th October 2023 @ 12noon. You can express an interest on behalf of more than one pharmacy. Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an expression of interest, awareness raising, communication and information gathering exercise - offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. Additional information: Closed early engagement Contract summary Industry Health and social work services - 85000000 Location of contract North East, North West Procurement reference NECS506 Published date 6 October 2023 Closing date 16 October 2023 Contract is suitable for SMEs? Yes Contract is suitable for VCSEs? Yes Description North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of North East and North Cumbria ICB (NENC) (the Contracting Authority), who are seeking to test the market and request suppliers express their interest in a Pathfinder Programme for Independent Prescribing in Community Pharmacy. The purpose of this Pathfinder is to help them shape the future of prescribing as part of NHS clinical services provided by Community Pharmacies. For more information please see: www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/pharmacy/pharmacy-integration-fund/independent-prescribing/ North East and North Cumbria ICB (NENC) are looking to identify 10 Pathfinder sites initially via Expression of Interest. The Pathfinder sites in NENC will be involved in exciting work to explore how community pharmacists can best deliver an integrated prescribing offer, for acute illnesses, alongside general practices in their local community. To express your interest please register your organisation with the Atamis Portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. More detail is available in the Additional Information Section below. The Pathfinder term is for an initial period of approximately 5 months expected to commence, via a staggered approach, on 20 11 2023. The closing date for registering an interest is: Monday 16th October 2023 @ 12noon. You can express an interest on behalf of more than one pharmacy. Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an expression of interest, awareness raising, communication and information gathering exercise - offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. Additional Information: NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement project and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bids or submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-71c8fc50-83ef-4040-97e3-3c7928a9d62d
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29aea8fb-bb6b-4769-8a87-cdc00f4726a7
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £285,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £171,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Mar 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Nov 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Oct 2023Expired
- Award Date
- 15 Mar 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2024 - 30 Sep 2024 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE15 8NY
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Lemington
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29aea8fb-bb6b-4769-8a87-cdc00f4726a7
15th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a3ed9c1-4580-47ae-99ec-2a6d36cb9a2e
13th October 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
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