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title: "Urgent & Specialist Medicines"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fb13"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-04-01"
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# Urgent & Specialist Medicines

Buyer: NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fb13

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## Summary

The NHS Devon Integrated Care Board has announced its intention to award a contract for pharmacy services focusing on urgent and specialist medicines. The procurement process falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The tender, classified under CPV code 85149000, pertains to services in the healthcare industry in the UKK4 region. Interested parties must submit representations by midnight on 11 April 2025, as the standstill period has commenced. The contract's lifetime value is £15,600 and will span from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027, although the procurement process is currently in the award stage with notice dated 1 April 2025.

This tender offers significant opportunities for both small and large businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those within the pharmacy services domain. Companies focusing on providing innovative, value-driven, and socially responsible healthcare solutions, as well as those capable of fostering integration and collaboration, stand to benefit. With a deliberate emphasis on enhancing access and reducing inequalities, this procurement could foster sustained business growth and collaboration opportunities, especially for SMEs and established pharmacy chains in the specified region.

## Notice

Access to urgent and specialist medicines through Community pharmacies.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Access to urgent and specialist medicines through Community pharmacies. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process to 13 pharmacies, with a lifetime value of PS15,600 in total. This is a new service with existing providers for the period 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2027 (2 years).

### 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by (11 April 2025). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012157-2025 |
| 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, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £15,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 5AZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Priory |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK4 Devon |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 13 |
| Supplier names | ASDA STORES LTD (BIDEFORD; ASDA STORES LTD (NEWTON ABBOT; ASDA STORES LTD (PLYMOUTH; BERE PENINSULA PHARMACY; BOOTS UK LTD (KINGSBRIDGE; GEORGE WICKHAM LTD (ALPHINGTON PHARMACY; HELEN TUGWELL & CO (MILEHOUSE PHARMACY; LEWIS PHARMACY; LYNTON PHARMACY; MODBURY PHARMACY LTD (TAVYSIDE PHARMACY; PHARMADERMA; SIDMOUTH PHARMACY; TESCO PHARMACY (BARNSTAPLE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85149000 - Pharmacy services

## Release History

- 1 Apr 2025 at 09:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012157-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://onedevon.org.uk/

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