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title: "BHCC JS Locally Commissioned Services - Community Pharmacies"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0396d5"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL"
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# BHCC JS Locally Commissioned Services - Community Pharmacies

Buyer: BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0396d5

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## Summary

The Brighton & Hove City Council is currently inviting expressions of interest for the delivery of Community Pharmacy Locally Commissioned Services (LCS). This tender opportunity falls under the Health and social work services category with a contract value of £1,611,000 GBP. The contract will last for an initial term of three years, with further possible extensions. Providers are advised to submit their expressions of interest electronically by the deadline on the 13th February 2023.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those offering pharmacy services and public health support. Companies interested in providing services such as stop smoking programmes, sexual health services, and health living pharmacy services should consider engaging with Brighton & Hove City Council for this procurement. The Council will be awarding the contract through a competitive procedure with negotiation, offering a chance for suitable businesses to showcase their expertise and potentially secure a long-term partnership.

## Notice

Utilising the Prior Information Notice as a Call for Competition procedure, Brighton & Hove City Council is inviting expressions of interest from providers for the delivery of Community Pharmacy Locally Commissioned Services ('LCS').

### Lot Information

Lot 1

These services are a collection of Public Health support services that are funded by the Public Health grant and are commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council Public Health Service. The Contract/s shall be for a term of three (3) years, with two further optional extension periods of three (3) years each. The Service/s shall commence on the 1st of April 2023. The budget for the Services is agreed annually and is estimated as PS0.537m for the first three year period of the Contract, or approximately PS0.179m per year. Payment for the Services shall be against a set schedule of rates and will be paid against activity delivered. Budgets are monitored quarterly and if necessary, thresholds will be set per provider to prevent activity exceeding overall budget. The Services included in the Community Pharmacy LCS are: (1) the Community Pharmacy stop smoking service which covers the generic adult smoking cessation service, plus the following: (a) the Young Persons Stop Smoking Service, (b) the Nicotine Replacement Therapy Voucher Scheme, and (c) the Provision of Varenicline on Patient Group Direction, (2) the Sexual Health and Contraceptive Service; emergency hormonal contraception plus advice, C-Card condoms plus, chlamydia tests, and as an additional optional service chlamydia treatment, (3) the Healthy Living Pharmacy service to improve uptake and access of health improvement services and advice, health campaigns. Interested providers are encouraged to submit their expressions of interest via email to procurement@brighton-hove.gov.uk by the closing date identified in this notice. The Contract/s will be awarded by competitive procedure with negotiation without further publication. Tender documents will be provided to providers that have expressed an interest after the closing date identified in this notice. For the avoidance of doubt, before the closing date, no other information or documentation is available to providers for review other than that provided in this notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000930-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,611,000 |
| Lots value | £1,611,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HOVE |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN3 3BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Central Hove |
| Westminster constituency | Hove and Portslade |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 12 Jan 2023 at 10:58 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000930-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk
- https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing

## Provenance

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