Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Pharmacy: Emergency Palliative Care Drugs Locally Commissioned Service (LCS)
Notice Description
74 community pharmacies will be contracted to hold minimum stock levels of 16 emergency palliative care drugs to dispense urgent/same day prescription requests for patients in Sussex. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023 Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award Process C).
Lot Information
Lot 1
74 community pharmacies will be contracted to hold minimum stock levels of 16 emergency palliative care drugs to dispense urgent/same day prescription requests for patients in Sussex. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award Process C). There are PS1,065 * 74 providers each contracted for PS1,065 plus any uplifts agreed for 2025-26. The contract start date is 01.04.2025 The contract end date is 31.09.2025 These are existing providers. Additional information: The Providers are: Asda Stores Ltd - Hollingbury, Brighton, St Leonards on Sea, Crawley, Worthing. Adur Medical Ltd - Shoreham by Sea Paydens Ltd - St Leonards on Sea Boots UK Ltd - Bexhill on Sea x 2, Eastbourne, Lewes, Newhaven Rye, Seaford, Crawley, Horsham, Bognor Regis, Worthing, Brighton, East Wittering, Battle, Eastbourne Waremoss Ltd - Pulborough Day Lewis plc - Eastbourne, East Grinstead, Battle. Ceepharm Ltd - Bognor Regis Mr V Andrews - Hassocks Jordans Pharmacy - Bognor Regis Waremoss Ltd - Moulsecoomb, East Preston, Worthing, Southwick, Brighton x 2, Crawley x 2, Hove, Eastbourne x 5, Hailsham, Peacehaven, Whitehawk. Paydens Ltd - Bexhill on Sea Ringmer Healthcare Limited - Ringmer Prempharm IV Limited - Henfield Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited - Crowborough Osbon Medicals Ltd - Eastbourne, Hastings Paydens Ltd - Steyning, Hailsham PharmAlert24 LTD - Hastings A Procter & Son Ltd - Polegate Radpharm Ltd - Hastings Paydens Ltd - Seaford, Chichester Tesco Stores Ltd - Uckfield Pharma Supply Ltd - Hove Waremoss Ltd - Haywards Heath Warwick Radcliffe Healthcare Ltd - Hertsmonceux
Procurement Information
This procurement falls under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 (Direct Award Process C).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05081a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017214-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85149000 - Pharmacy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,065 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Robert Kitt
- Contact Email
- robert.kitt1@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 7823534547
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEWES
- Postcode
- BN7 2FZ
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Bridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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