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Provision of Pharmaceutical Public Health Medicines optimisation support for East of England

Hertfordshire County Council

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16 Jul 2026 at 10:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hertfordshire County Council procured pharmaceutical public health medicines optimisation support for local authorities across the East of England. The service is intended to improve the quality of care and support compliance with statutory requirements through a standardised offer covering seven areas: medicines management; serious incident investigations; prescribing data support; patient group directions; formulary support for new medicines; standardised pharmacy charges; and communications. This is a public health and health services requirement, rather than a supply-only medicines contract. Delivery is across the East of England, with Hertfordshire County Council acting as the buyer. The requirement is relevant to organisations providing pharmaceutical public health advice, medicines governance, prescribing support and related pharmacy services to local authorities or other public-sector health bodies.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. One lot was awarded to PROVIDE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030. Its gross value is £663,480. The award is active and the contract is active. The selected supplier is responsible for the East of England medicines optimisation service described above. The published outcome therefore indicates a four-year requirement procured through a below-threshold, non-competitive route, with the contract period and value providing a clear indication of the scale and duration of this buyer’s commitment to the service.

This procurement demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for specialist pharmaceutical medicines optimisation delivered at regional scale. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need credible capability across medicines management, investigation of serious incidents, prescribing data analysis, patient group directions, formulary advice for newly introduced medicines, pharmacy charging models and clear communications. Experience of working with local authorities and public health teams would help demonstrate an understanding of statutory duties, governance and service standardisation. Competitors would also need sufficient senior pharmaceutical expertise, operational capacity across the East of England, and robust systems for producing consistent advice and supporting multiple authorities. The selected supplier’s profile shows that a substantial, established organisation was chosen for this requirement, so evidence of comparable delivery capacity would be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Pharmaceutical Public Health Medicines optimisation support for East of England

Notice Description

Local Authorities in the East of England need enhanced Medicines Optimisation (MO) services to ensure high-quality care and compliance with statutory requirements. This specification defines a standardised MO service offer covering seven key areas: Medicines Management, Serious Incident Investigations, Prescribing Data Support, Patient Group Directions, Formulary Support for New Medicines, Standardised Pharmacy Charges, and Communications.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc7d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067072-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£663,480 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hertfordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STEVENAGE
Postcode
SG1 2FQ
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stevenage
Electoral Ward
Symonds Green
Westminster Constituency
Stevenage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Provide CIC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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