--- title: "Practice Pharmacy Framework for NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3727dc1f-5d63-46f0-ac58-4857a7ba002f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3727dc1f-5d63-46f0-ac58-4857a7ba002f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3727dc1f-5d63-46f0-ac58-4857a7ba002f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3727dc1f-5d63-46f0-ac58-4857a7ba002f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MIDLANDS & LANCASHIRE C S U" published: "2017-09-18" --- # Practice Pharmacy Framework for NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group Buyer: MIDLANDS & LANCASHIRE C S U Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3727dc1f-5d63-46f0-ac58-4857a7ba002f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3727dc1f-5d63-46f0-ac58-4857a7ba002f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3727dc1f-5d63-46f0-ac58-4857a7ba002f.json) ## Summary The NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit, on behalf of NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group, is conducting a tender for the "Practice Pharmacy Framework". This procurement, categorised under Health and social work services, is currently at the Tender stage, with submissions due by 29th September 2017. The contract is expected to commence on 1st November 2017 and will run until 31st October 2020, covering services in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method is classified as an open procedure beneath the regulatory threshold, allowing various suppliers to participate. This tender presents an opportunity for suitably qualified businesses, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs), to engage in delivering clinical pharmacy services within primary care settings. Companies with expertise in healthcare service provision or those specialising in pharmacy operations would be well positioned to compete for this framework, significantly contributing to the growth of their business in the public sector. ## Notice NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group are seeking suitably qualified and experienced providers to work within a Framework for the delivery of Pharmacists in General Practice. Communication will only be dealt with through Bravo. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk. This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ("Regulations"). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the ITT. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. Right to Cancel: The contracting authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these. Transparency: The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance" ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a32aebc-85b5-4465-8498-09632486af93 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Sep 2017 | | Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2017 - 31 Oct 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MIDLANDS & LANCASHIRE C S U | | Locality | STOKE ON TRENT | | Post town | Stoke-on-Trent | | Postcode | ST4 4LX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent | | Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent | | Electoral ward | Fenton West & Mount Pleasant | | Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 18 Sep 2017 at 15:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a32aebc-85b5-4465-8498-09632486af93 - 15 Sep 2017 at 18:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a32aebc-85b5-4465-8498-09632486af93 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a32aebc-85b5-4465-8498-09632486af93 18th September 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bf14d5e1-86c6-4a98-8880-c2b7788e2d02 Contracts Finder Advert ## Notice URLs - https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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