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Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Harbottle / Pharmacy Outreach

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:05.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

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Boots UK Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£7.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2025
Award ID
056321-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00928555
Location
Nottingham, UK, NG2 3AA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85149000 — Pharmacy services

Lots

  • 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. 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).Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0599ad
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Boots (UK) Ltd is the only pharmacy in Rothbury/Harbottle, the closest other/next pharmacy is at 9.7 miles

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85149000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pharmacy services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
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. 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).

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Agree to set financial envelope
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Harbottle

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC21

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QHM
Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC23
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR53XB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
QHM
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00928555
Name
Boots UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Nottingham
Postal Code
NG2 3AA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
00928555
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Boots UK Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-143514
Name
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Sunderland
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
056321-2025-1
Title
Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Medicines Delivery/Collection Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00928555
Name
Boots UK Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
056321-2025-1
Title
Community Pharmacy Outreach Service - Medicines Delivery/Collection Services
Status
active
Award ID
056321-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
7,800
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC23 · SR53XB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC21

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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