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title: "On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-065b4c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-05-20"
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# On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care

Buyer: NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065b4c

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## Summary

The procurement process executed by NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board focuses on the provision of "On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care", a service geared towards ensuring consistent access to palliative care medications. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically pharmacy services, with the region of implementation being Surrey, identified by the UKJ25 location code. The procurement has reached the award stage, with the contract formally awarded on 4th February 2026. Notably, the process is governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 rather than the traditional Public Contracts Regulations. The contract’s total value stands at £2,244, with a duration from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, especially those with a focus on pharmacy, palliative care, or integrated health systems. Companies with capabilities in supplying specialist medicines, logistical management of urgent medication requirements, and those committed to supporting integrated community health pathways would be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, it favours organisations that can demonstrate seamless integration with healthcare providers and community resources, promising enhanced resilience, and innovation in service delivery. This contract not only supports local businesses like Boots Pharmacy Cranleigh but also potentially enhances growth by encouraging partnerships within the healthcare community, ensuring operational efficiencies and delivering high-value care.

## Notice

The aim of the service is to provide immediate and consistent access to palliative care medication across NHS Surrey Heartlands (and wider, work has been done collaboratively across Surrey) with the ultimate aim of providing the best level of End-of-Life care and reducing inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of a patient's life. To improve access for people to these specialist medicines when they are required by ensuring prompt access and continuity of supply. To support users, carers and clinicians by providing them with up-to-date information and advice, and referral where appropriate.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this service is to support patients to live and die in their place of choice and to reduce inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of their life, a locally commissioned service (LCS) has been developed for the on-demand availability of palliative care drugs through a number of selected pharmacy contractors in the area. This service supplies specialist medicines for palliative care, the demand for which may be urgent and/or unpredictable via several pharmacy contractors. The pharmacy contractor will stock a locally agreed range of specialist medicines and will make a commitment to ensure that users of this service have prompt access to these medicines during their hours of opening. These drugs have been agreed by the service providers and are considered to cover most "urgent" requests. The pharmacy will provide information and advice to the user, carer and clinician in line with locally agreed palliative care guidelines. They may also refer to specialist centres, support groups or other health and social care professionals where appropriate. The palliative care drugs list and details of pharmacies will be circulated to all primary care prescribers, including the out of hours service, District Nurses, Palliative Care Nurses, Community Pharmacies, Hospital Pharmacists and Palliative Care Consultants so that all the appropriate health care professional are aware of what is reasonable to expect to be available. "Palliative care" pharmacies will be used mainly in an emergency situation, where the drugs cannot be obtained by the local Community Pharmacy within an appropriate timescale. The Commissioner intends to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The contract duration is 24-months, from 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2028. The lifetime value of the contract is PS2,244.00. 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 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 09/03/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Any written representations should be sent to robert.kitt1@nhs.net

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046188-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,244 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WOKING |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode | GU21 5BH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Woking |
| Electoral ward | Canalside |
| Westminster constituency | Woking |
| Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BOOTS PHARMACY CRANLEIGH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85149000 - Pharmacy services

## Release History

- 20 May 2026 at 09:49 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046188-2026
- 24 Feb 2026 at 15:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016572-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.surreyheartlands.org/nhs-surrey-heartlands-board

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