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title: "ASC0291 - Provision of Free Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) in Community Pharmacies for Young Women under 25 Years of Age"
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# ASC0291 - Provision of Free Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) in Community Pharmacies for Young Women under 25 Years of Age

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5a6da68f-5eaf-4d50-b557-2a463da31701

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## Summary

The Leicester City Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Free Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) in Community Pharmacies for young women under 25 years of age. The procurement process was initiated through an open tender procedure. The contract is classified under health and social work services, with a total value of £320,000. The contract period is set from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2027. The tender deadline was on March 6, 2023, with multiple suppliers winning the Framework Agreements for different primary care networks in Leicester.

This tender for EHC provision presents business opportunities for pharmacies looking to expand their services in Leicester. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract. Businesses interested in health and social work services in the specified location can benefit from bidding for this contract. The Leicester City Council, the buying organisation, is the contracting authority, providing an opportunity for suppliers to engage in providing critical healthcare services to the community.

## Notice

Leicester City Council ('the 'Authority') invited Tenders for the provision Free Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) in Community Pharmacies to Young Women under 25 Years of Age. The Authority awarded Framework Agreements to successful Tenderers for the provision of EHC. The Service has been divided into Lots and the Authority anticipated awarding the Framework Agreements to up to 12 pharmacies located in the following Leicester City Primary Care Networks (PCN) (Lots) for up to the maximum number of pharmacies quoted per Primary Care Network (Lots) below: Aegis PCN - up to a maximum of 2 community pharmacies City Care Alliance PCN - up to a maximum of 1 community pharmacy Leicester Central PCN - up to a maximum of 4 community pharmacies Leicester City & University PCN - up to a maximum of 2 community pharmacies Millennium PCN - up to a maximum of 3 community pharmacies Tenderers were invited to bid for all or any of the Leicester City Primary Care Network (PCN) (Lots) Name mentioned above. The Authority reserves the right to award the Lots and Framework Agreement to a single Tenderer or combination of Tenderers. Tenderers could find out the location of their pharmacy as to in which Leicester City Primary Care Network (PCN) (Lots) Name mentioned above it is located by emailing the Leicester Local Pharmaceutical Committee on email address chiefofficer@leics-lpc.co.uk If the pharmacy from which the EHC service is to be provided is not located in one of the PCN Name mentioned above then your tender would have been rejected. If you required further information regarding location of PCN areas for Leicester, then could have contacted Leicester City CCG PCN Managers on email address lcccg.LeicCityCCGPCNManagers@nhs.net

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e333325-3fae-4fd7-8de0-456e20fab6b5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £320,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £320,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 1FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | LEICESTERSHIRE INDEPENDENT PHARMACY; MORNINGSIDE (LEICESTER; PCT HEALTHCARE; POLY PHARMACY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2023 at 11:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e333325-3fae-4fd7-8de0-456e20fab6b5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e333325-3fae-4fd7-8de0-456e20fab6b5
  31st October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1d2ce6c6-83a0-ed11-811f-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.leicester.gov.uk

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