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Southampton Supervised Consumption and Needle Exchange

Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust

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25 Sep 2026 at 14:16

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Summary of the contracting process

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust commissioned supervised consumption of oral opioid substitution therapy and a pharmacy needle and syringe programme in Southampton. Community pharmacies provide the services through the Trust’s Inclusion directorate. The work covers supervised dispensing of opioid substitution medication and needle and syringe provision, with participating pharmacies choosing a service level they consider appropriate to their capacity and community responsibilities, within good-practice guidance from Inclusion Services. These are enhanced community pharmacy services, distinct from routine dispensing of opioid substitution therapy, which is described as an essential service. The procurement is for healthcare and pharmacy services, rather than rehabilitation services in the broader sense. Delivery is in Southampton.

The process is complete and the award has been made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using a direct award procedure without a prior competition. The award is to pharmacies in Southampton; the Trust states that all capable providers were offered contracts. The contract was signed on 25 September 2026. The service period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, and the stated lifetime contract value is £43,804.80. It is a single lot. Providers were assessed by clinical and operational colleagues against the specification. The published criteria refer to patient choice and price, each shown with a score of 100. The Trust says patient choice between providers is unrestricted. The award is active.

This award shows demand for pharmacy-delivered supervised opioid substitution therapy and needle and syringe services in Southampton, commissioned by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Credible providers need to be community pharmacies able to deliver these enhanced services alongside their other responsibilities, with a service level suited to their capacity. For supervised medication, suppliers need the ability to dispense oral opioid substitution therapy under supervision and follow good-practice guidance from the Trust’s Inclusion Services. For the needle and syringe programme, they need operational capacity to provide the service locally. Providers must meet the service specification and support unrestricted patient choice among participating pharmacies. Clinical and operational colleagues assessed providers against the specification, with patient choice and price identified as the evaluation considerations. The buyer describes this as a new service and says participating providers were offered contracts because they could meet the requirements.»}],

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Southampton Supervised Consumption and Needle Exchange

Notice Description

Southampton Supervised Consumption and Needle Exchange

Lot Information

Lot 1

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is commissioned to provide Drug and Alcohol Services and does this via their Inclusion directorate and with the support of third-party suppliers. Provision of Pharmacy supervised self-administration of oral Opioid Substitution Therapy services qualify as locally Commissioned 'enhanced' Services under 'The Contractual Framework for Community Pharmacy' and as such participation by community pharmacists in this service remains voluntary and guided by localised need. Pharmacists participating in this service will be expected to dispense to the number of people that they feel appropriate for their pharmacy within the parameters of good practice advised by Inclusion Services, considering all their community responsibilities. Dispensing opiate substitution therapy not, subject to supervised self-administration remains an essential service and remuneration for this is covered by PSNC. Provision of Pharmacy needle syringe programme services qualify as locally Commissioned 'enhanced' Services under 'The Contractual Framework for Community Pharmacy' and as such participation by community pharmacists in this service remains voluntary and guided by localised need. Pharmacies participating in this service will be expected to take on the level of service that they feel appropriate for their pharmacy within the parameters of good practice advised by Inclusion Services, taking into account all their community responsibilities. This award to various pharmacies has been made following a direct award B process, the lifetime value of this contract is PS43,804.80 and will go live 1st October 2026 - 30th September 2029. This is a new service for MPFT, all pharmacies will be a new provider as all providers that are capable of providing this service have been offered contracts.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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 do not apply to this award. The contract has been awarded to a number of providers who are able to meet the specification, where people are offered a choice between the providers and this is not restricted. To ensure providers meet the specification this has been assessed by clinical and operational colleagues as key decision makers. There are no identified conflicts of interest

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077aaa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091035-2026
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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85149000 - Pharmacy services

85312500 - Rehabilitation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORD
Postcode
ST16 3AG
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ32 Southampton
Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Coton
Westminster Constituency
Stafford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Pharmacies in Southampton

Further Information

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