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Open Access Community Pharmacy Needle Exchange Services

Hull City Council

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22 Oct 2026 at 10:34

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Summary of the contracting process

Kingston Upon Hull City Council commissioned open-access community pharmacy needle-exchange services in Hull. The service provides injecting equipment, including bespoke “pick and mix” supplies, to people who inject drugs and image- and performance-enhancing drugs. Pharmacies also provide health advice on reducing the harms of injecting, and support individuals’ physical and emotional wellbeing through an integrated response to drug use. The work includes arranging the return and safe disposal of used equipment through commissioned waste-disposal arrangements. The service is intended to align with the wider public-health agenda and Hull’s recovery-oriented alcohol and drug services. It is a pharmacy service (CPV 85149000), delivered through community pharmacies for service users in Hull.

The procurement has been awarded to Sutton Manor Pharma Services Limited, trading as Sutton Manor Pharmacy, and Marfleet Pharmacy; both contracts are recorded as active and signed on 22 October 2026. The council described a total estimated service value of £175,000. The anticipated contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2031. The council used Direct Award Process B under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without prior publication of a call for competition. The procurement was organised as one service requirement, with awards made to two suppliers. The stated evaluation criterion was user choice, with a recorded weighting of 100. The source also marks the lot as cancelled, although it records two active awards and contracts.

For a future requirement from this council, credible suppliers would need to operate community pharmacy services accessible to people who inject drugs, including users of image- and performance-enhancing drugs. Delivery requires the ability to supply a tailored range of injecting equipment, give practical harm-reduction advice and respond to both drug-related needs and individuals’ physical and emotional wellbeing. Pharmacies would also need arrangements for returning and disposing of used equipment, as well as the ability to work with the council’s wider public-health and recovery-oriented alcohol and drug services. The awards to two Hull pharmacy providers show that the council has bought this service through a direct-award route and selected providers able to deliver the specified pharmacy-based offer. The stated assessment basis was user choice.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Open Access Community Pharmacy Needle Exchange Services

Notice Description

Hull City Council intends to award these contracts under the Direct Award Process B 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 these awards. The contract(s) are for the provision of Open Access Community Pharmacy Needle Exchange Services. The contract(s) is anticipated to commence 1st November 2026 ending by 31st March 2031. The Authority has estimated the value of the services to be PS175,000 in total.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of the service is to provide needle exchange services to provide an open access community pharmacy Needle Exchanges to Service Users, including those who inject IPEDS (Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs) in Hull. Suppliers will deliver Needle Exchange Services which offer a level 2 service as defined in "Needle and syringe programmes" - NICE Public health guideline [PH52]. The Service is required to distribute "pick and mix" (bespoke) injecting equipment plus health promotion advice (including advice and information on how to reduce the harms caused by injecting drugs). As well as an integrated and multidisciplinary approach when responding to drug use, integrating the elements of drug misuse with dealing with the physical and emotional wellbeing of the individual. Further the service will also facilitate return and disposal of the equipment through commissioned waste disposal arrangements. The services will be delivered in alignment to the wider Public Health Agenda and in line with the vision for a recovery oriented alcohol and drug service.

Procurement Information

The Relevant Authority intends to award these contracts under the Direct Award Process B 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 these awards. Details of individual making decisions: Public Health Directorate There were no conflicts of Interest.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078d8e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099833-2026
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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20265 days 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
Hull City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HULL
Postcode
HU1 1AA
Postcode Area
Hull
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)
TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
Delivery Location
TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
Local Authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Electoral Ward
St Andrew's & Docklands
Westminster Constituency
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Sutton Manor Pharma Services Limited

Marfleet Pharmacy

Further Information

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