Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
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Trust HQ, Corporation Street,
Stafford
ST16 3AG
UK
Contact person: Jordanne James
E-mail: jordanne.james@mpft.nh.uk
NUTS: UKG24
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.mpft.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/67601
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Inclusion - Supervised Consumption and Needle Exchange in Telford
Reference number: RRE-01670
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Supervised Consumption and Needle Exchange in Telford
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
130 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is commissioned to provide Drug and Alcohol Services and does this via their Inclusion directorate and with the support of third-party suppliers.
Provision of Pharmacy supervised self-administration of oral Opioid Substitution Therapy services qualify as locally Commissioned ‘enhanced’ Services under ‘The Contractual Framework for Community Pharmacy’ and as such participation by community pharmacists in this service remains voluntary and guided by localised need. Pharmacists participating in this service will be expected to dispense to the number of people that they feel appropriate for their pharmacy within the parameters of good practice advised by Inclusion Services, considering all their community responsibilities.
Dispensing opiate substitution therapy not, subject to supervised self-administration remains an essential service and remuneration for this is covered by PSNC.
Provision of Pharmacy needle syringe programme services qualify as locally Commissioned ‘enhanced’ Services under ‘The Contractual Framework for Community Pharmacy’ and as such participation by community pharmacists in this service remains voluntary and guided by localised need. Pharmacies participating in this service will be expected to take on the level of service that they feel appropriate for their pharmacy within the parameters of good practice advised by Inclusion Services, taking into account all their community responsibilities.
This award to various pharmacies has been made following a direct award B process, the lifetime value of this contract is £130,500.00 and will go live 1st May 2026 to 30th April 2029. This is an existing service for MPFT, and some pharmacies may be an existing provider or a new provider as all providers that are capable of providing this service have been offered contracts.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Patient Choice
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The contract has been awarded to a number of providers who are able to meet the specification, where people are offered a choice between the providers and this is not restricted. To ensure providers meet the specification this has been assessed by clinical and operational colleagues as key decision makers. There are no identified conflicts of interest
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: RRE-01670
Title: Inclusion - Supervised Consumption and Needle Exchange in Telford
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pharmacies in Telford
Telford
UK
NUTS: UKG21
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 130 500.00
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The contract has been awarded to a number of providers who are able to meet the specification, where people are offered a choice between the providers and this is not restricted. To ensure providers meet the specification this has been assessed by clinical and operational colleagues as key decision makers. There are no identified conflicts of interest
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Midlands Partnersip NHS Foundation Trust
Trust HQ. St Georges Hospital, Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3AG
UK
E-mail: Procurement@mpft.nhs.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
All appeals should be raised in line with the prevailing legislation.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Midlands Partnersip NHS Foundation Trust
Turst HQ St Georges Hospital, Corporation Street
Stafford
SJ16 3AG
UK
E-mail: Procurement@mpft.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2026