--- title: "Production of three Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNA)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cd40edfc-c5d5-4d15-95b1-bf16f9279074" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cd40edfc-c5d5-4d15-95b1-bf16f9279074" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cd40edfc-c5d5-4d15-95b1-bf16f9279074.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cd40edfc-c5d5-4d15-95b1-bf16f9279074.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM" published: "2017-03-03" --- # Production of three Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNA) Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cd40edfc-c5d5-4d15-95b1-bf16f9279074 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cd40edfc-c5d5-4d15-95b1-bf16f9279074) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cd40edfc-c5d5-4d15-95b1-bf16f9279074.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is seeking a qualified consultant or organisation to produce three Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNA) for the boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge. This tender, titled "Production of three Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNA)", falls under the health services industry category (CPV code 85100000) and is currently at the Tender stage, with a deadline for submission on 23rd March 2017. The contract is set to commence on 24th April 2017 and will run until 31st January 2018, with an estimated total value of £75,000.  This tender presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in public health assessment and community pharmacy services to contribute to the strategic development of healthcare provision in the region. Companies that specialise in health service consulting, particularly those that can navigate Department of Health guidelines, would be well suited to compete for this contract. The assessment will play a vital role in ensuring the local populations' needs are met, creating avenues for growth in community pharmacy services and health-related consulting businesses. ## Notice The London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD), Havering (LBH) and Redbridge (LBR) have a requirement for an appropriately experienced and qualified consultant/ organisation to undertake the production of three Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) to a common format; one for each of the Boroughs (LBBD, LBH and LBR). The aim of the service is to enable the Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWB) of the three boroughs to meet their statutory requirement and publish a timely PNA. The PNA will provide a framework to enable the strategic development and commissioning of community pharmacy services to help meet the needs of the local individual population. The successful provider will be expected to produce a final PNA for each of the three boroughs by 31st January 2018 for their HWBs to publish. The content should meet the requirements of Department of Health (DH) guidance that applies at the time of publication. The current guidance can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/197634/Pharmaceutical_Needs_Assessment_Information_Pack.pdf. but this may be updated during the timescale of preparing the PNAs. The regulation that this guidance relates to can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/349/pdfs/uksi_20130349_en.pdf. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/468b30f6-3524-4b28-bad9-6e318c83e039 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not applicable | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 23 Mar 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 23 Apr 2017 - 31 Jan 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £75,000 | | 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM | | Locality | BARKING | | Post town | Ilford | | Postcode | IG11 7LU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East | | ITL 3 | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering | | Local authority | Barking and Dagenham | | Electoral ward | Abbey | | Westminster constituency | Barking | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 3 Mar 2017 at 15:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/468b30f6-3524-4b28-bad9-6e318c83e039 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/468b30f6-3524-4b28-bad9-6e318c83e039 3rd March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/349/pdfs/uksi_20130349_en.pdf - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/197634/Pharmaceutical_Needs_Assessment_Information_Pack.pdf ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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