Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Guildhall, High Street
Bath
BA1 5AW
UK
Contact person: Mrs Cheryl Hansford
Telephone: +44 1225477273
E-mail: cheryl_hansford@bathnes.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Public Health Services Delivered by Community Pharmacies in B&NES
Reference number: DN784070
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Community Pharmacy Provision of Smoking Cessation Support and sexual and reproductive health services. Pharmacies will choose which services they wish to deliver.
Contracts awarded using Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
100 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Community Pharmacy Provision of Smoking Cessation Support and sexual and reproductive health services. Pharmacies will choose which services they wish to deliver.
Contracts awarded using Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B
The total estimated spend with the community pharmacies over the contract term is £100,000 (this
includes the potential extension).
The contracts run from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2029. There is a potential additional 2
year extension beyond this initial term.
This service was previously commissioned as part of the Council and ICB's Community
Services Prime Provider contract. The Council are commissioning these services directly as a
new service and all pharmacies are new providers (whilst they are likely to have delivered the
services under the previous commissioning arrangements).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Patient Choice
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The contracts have been awarded under the Provider Selection Regime, Direct Award
Process B. The Council has a process in place for receiving expressions of interest to deliver
these services: https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/express-interest-delivering-services-your-community-pharmacy
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
See: https://procontract.due-north.com/ContractsRegister/ViewContractDetails?contractId=9c16ae9c-2b69-f011-813a-005056b64545
Bath
UK
NUTS: UKK12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional 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.
The decision to award these contracts was made by a panel of evaluators.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Independent patient choice and procurement panel
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/07/2025