--- title: "Access to Palliative and End-of-Life Care Medicines Through Community Pharmacies in North East London - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f79c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04f79c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f79c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f79c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2025-03-21" --- # Access to Palliative and End-of-Life Care Medicines Through Community Pharmacies in North East London - Market Engagement Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f79c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04f79c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f79c.json) ## Summary The NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) is currently in the tender stage of a procurement process for providing access to palliative and end-of-life care (PEoLC) medicines through community pharmacies in North East London. The primary goal is to ensure timely and easy access to these medicines for patients in the community. This opportunity falls under the category of pharmacy services and aims to support patients both in and out of normal working hours. The deadline for responding to the market engagement feedback questionnaire has been extended to 31st March 2025, midday. This procurement opportunity presents significant growth potential for businesses that can provide reliable and flexible pharmacy services, particularly those with the capacity to manage out-of-hours provisions. It is well-suited for community pharmacies and service providers in the healthcare sector who are able to maintain a specific stock of PEoLC medicines and provide critical support and advice. Participating in this tender can expand a company’s service offerings and enhance its role in delivering essential healthcare services within the North East London area. ## Notice North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) are seeking to commission Service Providers within NEL to provide access to palliative end-of-life care (PEoLC) medicines to patients in the community in North East London. The main service outcome will be to facilitate easy and timely access to PEoLC medicines, enabling patients to achieve good symptom control. It is expected that the service provider will: * Maintain a specific stock of PEoLC medicines to ensure timely supply for patients. * Support access to PEoLC medicines both in and out of hours. * Provide information and advice relating to the use of EoLC medicines to family members/ carers/ healthcare professionals. * Provide flexible options for the collection or delivery of PEoLC medicines for out of hours service provision. NEL ICB is seeking providers who will provide this service within their usual working hours. It is also expected that the provider will be able to support out-of-hours (OOH) service provisions; defined as hours outside their normal operating times. The provision for OOHs service would either be by participating in a rota system co-ordinated by NEL ICB across NEL or this will be delivered through a single provider. The minimum requirement (weeks per year as part of the rota) to be determined depending on the responses received from the expression of interest. To assist the Commissioners with testing its assumptions and proposed service requirements, a market engagement feedback questionnaire has been developed to obtain understanding of the market's feedback and interest on the following: Outline of service requirements and KPI's * Indication on provider to participate in OOHs service provision * timescales for procurement and mobilisation of the new contract * proposed contract duration and financial model ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010783-2025 | | Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E15 1DA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Newham | | Electoral ward | Stratford | | Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85149000 - Pharmacy services ## Release History - 21 Mar 2025 at 16:31 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010783-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://1drv.ms/w/c/427b7a79168bc26d/EWttmmXBBaFAk7R9H2cz_5AB_tmtuSFY6pX3xtErPgim1g?e=eETgbf - https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/ - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:123456-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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