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title: "Bristol North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board Community Pharmacy Specialist Medicines LES"
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# Bristol North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board Community Pharmacy Specialist Medicines LES

Buyer: NHS BRISTOL NORTH SOMERSET SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c5ad

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## Summary

NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process for an enhanced service contract aimed at ensuring the availability of specialist medicines across selected community pharmacies in the regions of Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. The contract, titled "Bristol North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board Community Pharmacy Specialist Medicines LES," falls under the health services industry category (CPV: 85100000). This service is classified under the main procurement category of services and was carried out via a limited procurement method detailed as "award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition." The contract is set to run from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2027. Awards were announced on 9th December 2024, following a direct award process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

This tender provides significant growth opportunities for businesses specializing in healthcare services, notably large-scale community pharmacies. By participating in this contract, businesses such as Boots UK ltd, Smart Pharm ltd, Easton Day Night Healthcare Ltd, Asda Store Ltd, and West Hill Pharmacy can ensure the availability of specialist medicines, including end-of-life medicines, thereby enhancing patient access and service reliability. The contract is particularly suited for community pharmacies with the capability to meet the high standards of service specification and agreed upon key performance indicators (KPIs). This creates a stable and lucrative pathway for pharmacies to expand their service offerings and reinforce their presence in the healthcare market within the Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire areas.

## Notice

A number of pharmacies across BNSSG are providing the enhanced service for the availability of specialist medicines. By providing the specialist medicines enhanced service, pharmacies are required to ensure that the specialist medicines are available at all times during their opening hours and on any bank or public holidays on which they open. This enables access to medicines for patients and their carers across BNSSG. Funding to enable select community pharmacies to undertake the contract. A value of PS850/pharmacy/year, in addition cost of any expired medicines held. This enables patients/carers to access medicines for specialist conditions (including end of life medicines) in a timely manner This contract will be from 1st April 2024-31st March 2027. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A number of pharmacies across BNSSG are providing the enhanced service for the availability of specialist medicines. By providing the specialist medicines enhanced service, pharmacies are required to ensure that the specialist medicines are available at all times during their opening hours and on any bank or public holidays on which they open. This enables access to medicines for patients and their carers across BNSSG. Funding to enable select community pharmacies to undertake the contract. A value of PS850/pharmacy/year, in addition cost of any expired medicines held. This enables patients/carers to access medicines for specialist conditions (including end of life medicines) in a timely manner. A Direct C award was made for existing pharmacies providing the service (10 in total) and then 5 additional pharmacies being added under a single tender waiver to ensure suitable access for patients across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. This contract will be from 1st April 2024-31st March 2027. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 this award

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039619-2024 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,550 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BRISTOL NORTH SOMERSET SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | ASDA STORE; BOOTS; EASTON DAY NIGHT HEALTHCARE; SMART PHARM; • WEST HILL PHARMACY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 9 Dec 2024 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039619-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk

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