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Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Harbottle / Pharmacy Outreach

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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12 Sep 2025 at 15:05

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board recently awarded a contract to Boots UK Limited for the Community Pharmacy Outreach Service focusing on Medicines Delivery/Collection Services in Harbottle, Northumberland. This service aims to support patients associated with Harbottle GP Surgery following its closure. The contract, with a total value of GBP 7,800, commenced retrospectively on 1st April 2025, under urgent circumstances facilitating healthcare continuity. The procurement process bypassed the usual call for competition due to the provider selection criteria established under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The award was finalized on 12th September 2025, marking the contract's completion stage in the pharmacy services category.

This procurement presents significant business growth opportunities especially tailored for large-scale organisations like Boots that can swiftly deploy pharmacy services in remote regions and enhance healthcare access. Businesses specializing in pharmacy services and equipped to handle urgent community care demands while ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical regulations may find such contracts particularly rewarding. The strategic location in Harbottle and the partnership with NHS Property Services also create a structured environment for healthcare providers to establish a regional presence, leveraging their infrastructure to support patient needs effectively. Regular monitoring and engagement with NHS representatives ensure streamlined operations and continuous improvement.

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Notice Title

Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Harbottle / Pharmacy Outreach

Notice Description

Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Medicines Delivery/Collection Services enhanced service has been designed to support patients registered at Harbottle GP Surgery. This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. Do to urgent need, an implied contract has been in place since 01 April 2025 but contracts were signed off September 2025.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Medicines Delivery/Collection Services enhanced service has been designed to support patients registered at Harbottle GP Surgery. Following the closure of Harbottle Surgery the dispensing and medicine collection implications for patients that were registered with the Harbottle surgery as a branch surgery now operates from Harbottle on a temporary basis and this service is to support the patients who are seen in Harbottle. The pharmacy will provide a medicines collection service for patients, based at the GP surgery in Harbottle at designated times in the week. Additional information: The pharmacy must ensure that they have mechanisms in place to provide medicine collection services to patients wishing to collect them from Harbottle GP Surgery. The address of the premises from which the medicines will be collected is: GP Branch Surgery, Village Hall, Harbottle, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 7DG The session will be provided between 3-5pm on Thursday afternoons only. The pharmacy will enable patients to collect their medicines (dispensed from The provider) from the Harbottle surgery site on Thursday afternoon between 3.30pm and 4.30pm every week. The pharmacy will deliver the services in conjunction with the Heads of terms with NHS Property Services. The pharmacy will operate under the Pharmaceutical Regulations 2013. The pharmacy will deploy 2 suitably qualified staff to operate the medicines collection service. The pharmacy will maintain patient confidentiality in operations. The Pharmacy will comply with the Data Protection Act. The pharmacy will not leave medications at the village hall and will return any uncollected medicines to the provider. Monitoring - Quarterly monitoring meetings will take place between the Primary Care Commissioning Manager of NHS England and the Regional Pharmacy Experience Manager of The provider. This will include looking at relevant data (e.g. usage, delivery/business continuity risks).

Procurement Information

Boots (UK) Ltd is the only pharmacy in Rothbury/Harbottle, the closest other/next pharmacy is at 9.7 miles

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0599ad
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056321-2025
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
£7,800 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 202510 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
nencicb.procurement@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR5 3XB
Post Town
Sunderland
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC21 Northumberland

Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BOOTS

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