--- title: "HAC6146 Healthy TH Community Pharmacy Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e93f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e93f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e93f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e93f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Tower Hamlets" published: "2026-08-21" --- # HAC6146 Healthy TH Community Pharmacy Service Buyer: Tower Hamlets Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e93f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e93f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e93f.json) ## Summary Tower Hamlets is developing an integrated, neighbourhood-based community pharmacy public health service for Tower Hamlets. The work is intended to bring existing pharmacy services together, simplify arrangements, strengthen pharmacies as trusted local health assets, improve access to prevention and early intervention, and help reduce health inequalities. The proposed service has two elements: a universal, block-funded prevention offer for participating pharmacies, and an enhanced offer for optional specialist activity. Specialist services are expected to include smoking cessation, sexual and reproductive health, alcohol identification and brief advice, and needle exchange and harm reduction. This is a public health and community pharmacy service, classified under health and social work services. Delivery is across Tower Hamlets, London, through participating community pharmacies. This procurement is at the planning stage: Tower Hamlets has set out an intention to procure but has not invited tenders. One lot is planned, with an estimated value of £1,164,763 excluding VAT and £1,397,715.60 including VAT. The proposed contract is expected to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 May 2030, with renewal provisions potentially extending it to 31 May 2032. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 19 November 2026. An online pre-market engagement event is scheduled for 9 September 2026, although its confirmation is still part of the planning process. The lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The planned procurement method and evaluation criteria have not yet been set out. The planned service is likely to suit established community pharmacy providers, pharmacy groups and partnerships able to deliver public health activity through local pharmacy premises and teams. Relevant capability includes prevention and early intervention, smoking cessation, sexual and reproductive health support, alcohol screening and brief advice, needle exchange, and harm reduction. Suppliers should be prepared to provide both a consistent universal prevention offer and optional specialist services, potentially coordinating several service lines across a neighbourhood network. Experience of working with public health commissioners, reducing health inequalities, engaging local communities and operating trusted, accessible pharmacy services would be directly relevant. The buyer has indicated that the model should strengthen pharmacies as neighbourhood health assets, so organisations able to integrate services, manage participation across pharmacies and demonstrate reliable service delivery should monitor the procurement as it develops. ## Notice Tower Hamlets Public Health is developing proposals to bring community pharmacy public health services together through a new integrated, neighbourhood-based model. The proposed model is intended to simplify current arrangements, strengthen the role of community pharmacies as trusted neighbourhood health assets, improve access to prevention and early intervention services and help reduce health inequalities across Tower Hamlets. The current proposal comprises: Tier 1 - Universal Offer: a block-funded prevention service available to participating pharmacies; and Tier 2 - Enhanced Offer: optional activity-funded specialist services, including smoking cessation, sexual and reproductive health, alcohol identification and brief advice, and needle exchange and harm reduction. The contract lenght will be 3.5years +1+1 ### Planning Information Online Pre market engagement event to be confirmed ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079753-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 31 May 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,164,763 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Tower Hamlets | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | East London | | Postcode | E1 1BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Whitechapel | | Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 09:36 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079753-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079753-2026 21st August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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