Notice Information
Notice Title
PSR Direct Award Process B - Varenicline Support Pathway
Notice Description
The contract enables pharmacies to dispense Varenicline, a medication design to support individuals in quitting smoking. The contracts have been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Direct Award Process B 9 Pharmacies have been awarded an individual contract to deliver the Varenicline service. The service will be contracted for a period of 12 months from 1st February 2026 to 31st January 2027 plus 2 x 12 month extensions. The contract value is approximately PS27k over the 36 month period. It is not possible to accurately state the exact value as the services are demand led. The contract awards have been made following direct award process B under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contract enables pharmacies to dispense Varenicline, a medication design to support individuals in quitting smoking. The contracts have been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Direct Award Process B. 9 Pharmacies have been awarded an individual contract to deliver the Varenicline service. The service will be contracted for a period of 12 months from 1st February 2026 to 31st January 2027 plus 2 x 12 month extensions. The contract value is approximately PS27k over the 36 month period. It is not possible to accurately state the exact value as the services are demand led. The contract awards have been made following direct award process B under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Additional information: The service will be contracted for a period of 36 months from 1st February 2026 to 31st January 2029. The contract value declared in section 11.1.7 is the approximate contract value over the 36month period. It is not possible to accurately state the exact value as the pharmacy services are demand led. Estimated contract value is PS27,000 Conflicts of Interest - No conflict of interests were declared prior, or during the preparation and award of the contracts
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) direct award process B notice, confirming the decision to award contracts. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067c62
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031161-2026
- 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
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Apr 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Feb 20262 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
- NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GRIMSBY
- Postcode
- DN31 1HU
- Post Town
- Doncaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
- Delivery Location
- TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
-
- Local Authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Electoral Ward
- West Marsh
- Westminster Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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