AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Tyneside Borough Council has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award of its community-pharmacy Stop Smoking Service to Pharmacy Services North East Ltd under Provider Selection Regime Option A. The award record is pending, so the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending direct award for the Stop Smoking Service.
Market significanceThe notice describes a local health-service opportunity with an initial one-year term and a possible one-year extension; the stated £380,000 value is for the arrangement if the extension is taken.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Pharmacy Services North East Ltd
80% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Unknown individual allocation GBP · Named proposed provider; award pending
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The procurement description identifies "The Provider (Pharmacy Services North East Ltd)"; no supplier is recorded in the supplied awards/suppliers data.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceTransparency notice published; procurement marked complete
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The notice is titled "Transparency notice on Find a Tender" and tender status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Future signature milestone
99% confidenceScheduled for 30 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.
Planned initial contract period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 30 October 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01 and endDate is 2027-10-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
94% confidence£380,000 excluding VAT
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Award 1 value amount is GBP 380,000; the description states "Value - £380,000 if extension taken".
Award value including VAT
96% confidence£456,000
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Award 1 value amountGross is GBP 456,000.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceStated value applies if the extension is taken
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The published description says "Value - £380,000 if extension taken".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The transparency notice datePublished is 2026-10-08T09:46:33+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence30 October 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-10-30.
Planned start date
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01.
Planned initial end date
98% confidence30 October 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-10-30.
Maximum extent date
98% confidence30 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2028-10-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
96% confidenceCommunity-pharmacy stop smoking support and pharmacological aids
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The description covers accessible cessation support and advice, supply of pharmacological stop-smoking aids where appropriate, trained advisors and pharmacists, and brief advice from pharmacy staff.
Geographic delivery
94% confidenceNorth Tyneside (UKC22)
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The award delivery address region is UKC22; the description refers to community pharmacies across the borough.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices; health services (CPV 85100000)
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Award mainProcurementCategory is services and the item carries CPV 85100000, Health services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot
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Tender and award records identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award under Provider Selection Regime Option A
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procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award" and the rationale states "Procured using the Provider Selection Regime - Option A Direct Award".
Tender competition
92% confidenceNot applicable/ not reported for this direct award
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The notice identifies a direct award and supplies no bidder or competition data.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Award 1 field aboveThreshold is false.
Lot suitability
97% confidenceSME and VCSE suitable
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Lot 1 suitability flags SME and VCSE as true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
97% confidenceOne year
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The description states "Contract period - 1 yr"; dates run from 1 November 2026 to 30 October 2027.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne 12-month extension
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Award renewal description is "1 x 12 month extension".
Maximum term
96% confidenceUp to two years, subject to extension
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The one-year initial period, one 12-month extension and maximum extent date of 30 October 2028 indicate up to two years.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceDirectly awarded local pharmacy-delivered health service with a conditional full-term value
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The record specifies PSR Option A Direct Award, community-pharmacy delivery and a £380,000 value if the extension is taken.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice provides aggregate award values only, with no unit rates, activity volumes or pricing schedule.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award is not concluded in the supplied data
99% confidenceThe award remains pending and signature is only scheduled
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 30 October 2026.
Supplier linkage is incomplete in structured data
98% confidenceThe provider is named in narrative text but absent from supplier and award-supplier records
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The description names Pharmacy Services North East Ltd, while the supplied suppliers array is empty and award data contains no supplier field.
Value scope needs care
99% confidence£380,000 is expressly conditional on the extension being taken
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The description states "Value - £380,000 if extension taken".
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award decision date, bidder data, evaluation detail, individual lot value, pricing breakdown or signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not establish a signed, concluded or active contract.
- Pharmacy Services North East Ltd is named only in the narrative description; no structured supplier record or identifier is supplied.
- The £380,000 amount is stated to apply if the extension is taken; no value for the initial term alone is published.
- No award decision date, competition data, evaluation information, pricing breakdown, lot title or individual lot value is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Tyneside Stop Smoking ServicePharmacy Services North EastProvider Selection RegimePSR Option Acommunity pharmacy servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the provider?
The notice names Pharmacy Services North East Ltd, although structured supplier records were not supplied.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied award is pending, with a future signature date scheduled for 30 October 2026; it does not confirm signature.
What is the stated value?
The notice states £380,000 excluding VAT if the optional extension is taken; the structured gross value is £456,000.
How long is the proposed arrangement?
It has a planned one-year initial period from 1 November 2026, with one optional 12-month extension.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.