Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Floor 2, North Wing, 100 Temple Street
Bristol
BS16AG
UK
E-mail: scwcsu.scwprocurement.bnssg@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire ICB - Community Pharmacies - NMS Plus Pilot
Reference number: C355378
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85149000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market that NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) "the Commissioner" wishes to understand the level of providers interested in delivering a pilot scheme of Community Pharmacy service which is part of New Medicine Service Plus (NMS+) for Hypertension.
The pilot scheme will be open to pharmacies within the BNSSG ICB footprint, and the commissioner intention is to pay £15.00 per consultation delivered in line with the specification with a max of 50 consultation per Pharmacy per month. The pilot will run for a duration of 6 months.
The Commissioner is initially looking at those contractors who are already actively engaged in providing the current NMS service and other advanced services.
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
67 500.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market that NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) "the Commissioner" wishes to understand the level of providers interested in delivering a pilot scheme of Community Pharmacy service which is part of New Medicine Service Plus (NMS+) for Hypertension.
The pilot scheme will be open to pharmacies within the BNSSG ICB footprint, and the commissioners intention is to pay £15.00 per consultation delivered in line with the specification with a max of 50 consultation per Pharmacy per month. The pilot will run for a duration of 6 months.
The Commissioner is initially looking at those contractors who are already actively engaged in providing the current NMS service and other advanced services.
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
01/07/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the relevant information and market engagement questionnaire, you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.
The specification and criteria will be available on the Atamis once you have registered interest in this opportunity.
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and to be able to submit your expression of interest using the correspondence function within Atamis C355378
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) prior information notice. The contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2025