Notice Information
Notice Title
Independent Prescribing Pathfinder
Notice Description
Acute minor ailment treatment in a community pharmacy setting with a prescription issued by the pharmacist prescriber.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure an Independent Prescribing Pathfinder service. It is intending to award a contract of 6 months commencing 01 April 2026 with the option to extend for a further period of up to 6 months to George Wickham Ltd (Alphington Pharmacy) following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The lifetime value of the contract is PS72,720
Options: The contract term may be extended for a period of up to 6 months
Procurement Information
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 17 March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06638a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020118-2026
- 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
- SME
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
- £72,720 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Mar 20261 weeks 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 DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EXETER
- Postcode
- EX2 5AZ
- Post Town
- Exeter
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK4 Devon
-
- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- Priory
- Westminster Constituency
- Exeter
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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