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title: "NHS South Yorkshire ICB Pharmacy LCS Contract 2025-26 - Whitworth Chemists Ltd"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05922f"
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published: "2025-09-02"
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# NHS South Yorkshire ICB Pharmacy LCS Contract 2025-26 - Whitworth Chemists Ltd

Buyer: NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05922f

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## Summary

The NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract to Whitworth Chemists Ltd, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, for delivering pharmacy services focused on locally enhanced services for the Rotherham population. The procurement process was completed with a direct award method, bypassing the traditional call for competition, due to its classification outside the Procurement Act 2023. This contract, classified under the services industry with the CPV code 85149000, will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Despite its completion, the lifelong value of the contract remains flexible, being determined by patient activity levels rather than a fixed amount.

This procurement initiative presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in pharmacy services, particularly those capable of fulfilling the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework requirements in combination with locally enhanced services (LCS) to bid for similar contracts in the future. The existing structure favours well-established pharmacy groups with the capability to integrate these dual contractual obligations effectively. Companies positioned to align their offerings with such integrated service models stand to benefit from the ongoing demand for specialised healthcare service delivery in local areas.

## Notice

The provider is commissioned to deliver locally enhanced services for the Rotherham population

### Lot Information

Lot 1

These contracts are awarded to an existing group of providers. Although we would not restrict the number of providers who deliver these LCS services provided they meet the contract and specification criteria, the primary reason that these services can only be delivered by this group of providers (pharmacy) is because they are required to hold a contract via the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) and deliver the LCS alongside these services; the LCS is designed to enhance the (CPCF) contract and not stand alone, therefore, interdependency between the two services is paramount. For this reason not every Pharmacy delivers every LCS.

This contract has been awarded following the direct award process B.

The lifetime value for this contract is unknown as it is based on patient activity.

The contract will run from 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026

This is an existing service with an existing provider. Additional information: The contract value is unknown. The provider is paid in line with the relevant unit prices for the activity delivered in accordance with the nationally mandated NHS Payment Scheme

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 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/053158-2025 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 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 | £1 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 3FG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE3 South Yorkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WHITWORTH CHEMISTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85149000 - Pharmacy services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2025 at 12:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053158-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk
- https://www.southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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