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HAC6146 Healthy TH Community Pharmacy Service

Tower Hamlets

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21 Aug 2026 at 09:36

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tower Hamlets is developing an integrated, neighbourhood-based community pharmacy public health service for Tower Hamlets. The work is intended to bring existing pharmacy services together, simplify arrangements, strengthen pharmacies as trusted local health assets, improve access to prevention and early intervention, and help reduce health inequalities. The proposed service has two elements: a universal, block-funded prevention offer for participating pharmacies, and an enhanced offer for optional specialist activity. Specialist services are expected to include smoking cessation, sexual and reproductive health, alcohol identification and brief advice, and needle exchange and harm reduction. This is a public health and community pharmacy service, classified under health and social work services. Delivery is across Tower Hamlets, London, through participating community pharmacies.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Tower Hamlets has set out an intention to procure but has not invited tenders. One lot is planned, with an estimated value of £1,164,763 excluding VAT and £1,397,715.60 including VAT. The proposed contract is expected to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 May 2030, with renewal provisions potentially extending it to 31 May 2032. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 19 November 2026. An online pre-market engagement event is scheduled for 9 September 2026, although its confirmation is still part of the planning process. The lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The planned procurement method and evaluation criteria have not yet been set out.

The planned service is likely to suit established community pharmacy providers, pharmacy groups and partnerships able to deliver public health activity through local pharmacy premises and teams. Relevant capability includes prevention and early intervention, smoking cessation, sexual and reproductive health support, alcohol screening and brief advice, needle exchange, and harm reduction. Suppliers should be prepared to provide both a consistent universal prevention offer and optional specialist services, potentially coordinating several service lines across a neighbourhood network. Experience of working with public health commissioners, reducing health inequalities, engaging local communities and operating trusted, accessible pharmacy services would be directly relevant. The buyer has indicated that the model should strengthen pharmacies as neighbourhood health assets, so organisations able to integrate services, manage participation across pharmacies and demonstrate reliable service delivery should monitor the procurement as it develops.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HAC6146 Healthy TH Community Pharmacy Service

Notice Description

Tower Hamlets Public Health is developing proposals to bring community pharmacy public health services together through a new integrated, neighbourhood-based model. The proposed model is intended to simplify current arrangements, strengthen the role of community pharmacies as trusted neighbourhood health assets, improve access to prevention and early intervention services and help reduce health inequalities across Tower Hamlets. The current proposal comprises: Tier 1 - Universal Offer: a block-funded prevention service available to participating pharmacies; and Tier 2 - Enhanced Offer: optional activity-funded specialist services, including smoking cessation, sexual and reproductive health, alcohol identification and brief advice, and needle exchange and harm reduction. The contract lenght will be 3.5years +1+1

Planning Information

Online Pre market engagement event to be confirmed

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e93f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079753-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,164,763 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Nov 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 31 May 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tower Hamlets
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E1 1BJ
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Whitechapel
Westminster Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney

Further Information

Notice Documents

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