Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
QHM
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK
Sunderland
SR53XB
UK
E-mail: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/
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
Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Harbottle / Pharmacy Outreach
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85149000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Medicines Delivery/Collection Services enhanced service has been designed to support patients registered at Harbottle GP Surgery.
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award.
Do to urgent need, an implied contract has been in place since 01 April 2025 but contracts were signed off September 2025.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 800.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC21
Main site or place of performance:
Harbottle
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Medicines Delivery/Collection Services enhanced service has been designed to support patients registered at Harbottle GP Surgery. Following the closure of Harbottle Surgery the dispensing and medicine collection implications for patients that were registered with the Harbottle surgery as a branch surgery now operates from Harbottle on a temporary basis and this service is to support the patients who are seen in Harbottle. The pharmacy will provide a medicines collection service for patients, based at the GP surgery in Harbottle at designated times in the week.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Agree to set financial envelope
/ 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
II.2.14) Additional information
The pharmacy must ensure that they have mechanisms in place to provide medicine collection services to patients wishing to collect them from Harbottle GP Surgery. The address of the premises from which the medicines will be collected is: GP Branch Surgery, Village Hall, Harbottle, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 7DG
The session will be provided between 3-5pm on Thursday afternoons only. The pharmacy will enable patients to collect their medicines (dispensed from The provider) from the Harbottle surgery site on Thursday afternoon between 3.30pm and 4.30pm every week.
The pharmacy will deliver the services in conjunction with the Heads of terms with NHS Property Services.
The pharmacy will operate under the Pharmaceutical Regulations 2013. The pharmacy will deploy 2 suitably qualified staff to operate the medicines collection service.
The pharmacy will maintain patient confidentiality in operations.
The Pharmacy will comply with the Data Protection Act.
The pharmacy will not leave medications at the village hall and will return any uncollected medicines to the provider.
Monitoring - Quarterly monitoring meetings will take place between the Primary Care Commissioning Manager of NHS England and the Regional Pharmacy Experience Manager of The provider. This will include looking at relevant data (e.g. usage, delivery/business continuity risks).
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
Boots (UK) Ltd is the only pharmacy in Rothbury/Harbottle, the closest other/next pharmacy is at 9.7 miles
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Medicines Delivery/Collection Services
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Boots UK Limited
00928555
Nottingham
NG2 3AA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Services 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2026
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK
Sunderland
UK
E-mail: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/09/2025