---
title: "Supervised Consumption Budget"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e4fc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Wigan Council"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# Supervised Consumption Budget

Buyer: Wigan Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4fc

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## Summary

Wigan Council commissioned a supervised consumption budget service. The appointed provider manages and pays pharmacy claims arising from supervised consumption provision, with the purpose of improving payment efficiency, strengthening contract management and ensuring pharmacies are paid promptly. This is a health and social work service, also covering wider community, social and personal services. Delivery is in the Wigan area. The requirement concerns an operational payment and administration function supporting supervised consumption pharmacies, rather than the supply of medicines or construction works. It is relevant to organisations experienced in administering healthcare-related claims, coordinating payments to pharmacies and managing commissioned public services. The council is the public-sector buyer and the requirement covers one service lot.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to WE ARE WITH YOU. Wigan Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 31 March 2026, awarded on the same date, and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £150,000 excluding VAT, or £180,000 including VAT. The award is active and covers the single supervised consumption budget lot. Evaluation was not competitive: the contract was placed directly under the below-threshold route. The selected supplier is responsible for the service throughout the stated contract period, including management and payment of supervised consumption pharmacy claims.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement from Wigan Council for a specialist provider to administer supervised consumption pharmacy claims at a substantial service scale. A credible future competitor would need robust systems for receiving, checking, managing and paying pharmacy claims, together with reliable financial controls and clear audit trails. Experience of healthcare, pharmacy or commissioned health and social care services would be directly relevant, as would the ability to manage relationships with multiple pharmacies and make payments accurately and promptly. Suppliers should also be able to demonstrate effective public-sector contract management, operational reporting and service governance. The requirement suits an established organisation with the capacity to run a council-funded claims and payment function consistently across the Wigan area.

## Notice

To transfer responsibility for managing and paying supervised consumption pharmacy claims to the commissioned Provider. This aims to improve efficiency, strengthen contract management, and ensure timely payments to pharmacies.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077827-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Wigan Council |
| Locality | WIGAN |
| Postcode area | Wigan |
| Postcode | WN1 1YN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Electoral ward | Wigan Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wigan |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WE ARE WITH YOU |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 16:07 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077827-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077827-2026
  14th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wearewithyou.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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