Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Stoke on Trent City Council
Civic Centre, Glebe Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST41HH
UK
Contact person: Christopher Conway
Telephone: +44 7468538321
E-mail: Christopher.Conway@stoke.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.stoke.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Community Pharmacy Sexual and Reproductive Health Pilot
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312330
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a Community Pharmacy Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Pilot for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 1 year (up to a 2 year Pilot).
We are seeking to award contracts to up to four suitable providers through the Most Suitable Provider Process. In response to identified local health needs, one provider will be appointed for each of the priority localities of Meir, Tunstall, Bentilee and Etruria, ensuring service coverage across the city and improving access for communities.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice.
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 nor the Procurement Act 2023 apply to this award.
Stoke on Trent City Council intends to award a contract for the provision of the Community Pharmacy Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Pilot using the Most Suitable Provider Process.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
150 000.00
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:
UKG23
Main site or place of performance:
Within the Boundary and Geographical Location of Soke on Trent
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Notice of Intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process for the award of a contract for the Provision of a Community Pharmacy Sexual and Reproductive Health Service (Pilot for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 1 year up to a 2 year Pilot).
The service will provide Community Pharmacy Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for residents of Stoke on Trent.
This procurement is being undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using the Most Suitable Provider Process (Regulation 10).
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
11/12/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/10/2026