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Community Pharmacy: Emergency Palliative Care Drugs Locally Commissioned Service (LCS)

Pharmacy services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Community Pharmacy: Emergency Palliative Care Drugs Locally Commissioned Service (LCS)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARDScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1.3Bids / Report
88.9% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 100 active published awards; 99 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published28 Apr 2025, 10:25 BST
Last source update28 Apr 2025, 10:25 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPharmacy services
Delivery area
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05081a
What is being bought
74 community pharmacies will be contracted to hold minimum stock levels of 16 emergency palliative care drugs to dispense urgent/same day prescription requests for patients in Sussex. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023 Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award Process C).
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Apr 2025, 10:25 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    28 Apr 2025, 10:25 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    28 Apr 2025, 10:25 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    74 community pharmacies will be contracted to hold minimum stock levels of 16 emergency palliative care drugs to dispense urgent/same day prescription requests for patients in Sussex. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award Process C). There are £1,065 * 74 providers each contracted for £1,065 plus any uplifts agreed for 2025-26. The contract start date is 01.04.2025 The contract end date is 31.09.2025 These are existing providers. Additional information: The Providers are: Asda Stores Ltd - Hollingbury, Brighton, St Leonards on Sea, Crawley, Worthing. Adur Medical Ltd - Shoreham by Sea Paydens Ltd - St Leonards on Sea Boots UK Ltd - Bexhill on Sea x 2, Eastbourne, Lewes, Newhaven Rye, Seaford, Crawley, Horsham, Bognor Regis, Worthing, Brighton, East Wittering, Battle, Eastbourne Waremoss Ltd - Pulborough Day Lewis plc - Eastbourne, East Grinstead, Battle. Ceepharm Ltd - Bognor Regis Mr V Andrews - Hassocks Jordans Pharmacy - Bognor Regis Waremoss Ltd - Moulsecoomb, East Preston, Worthing, Southwick, Brighton x 2, Crawley x 2, Hove, Eastbourne x 5, Hailsham, Peacehaven, Whitehawk. Paydens Ltd - Bexhill on Sea Ringmer Healthcare Limited - Ringmer Prempharm IV Limited - Henfield Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited - Crowborough Osbon Medicals Ltd - Eastbourne, Hastings Paydens Ltd - Steyning, Hailsham PharmAlert24 LTD - Hastings A Procter & Son Ltd - Polegate Radpharm Ltd - Hastings Paydens Ltd - Seaford, Chichester Tesco Stores Ltd - Uckfield Pharma Supply Ltd - Hove Waremoss Ltd - Haywards Heath Warwick Radcliffe Healthcare Ltd - Hertsmonceux
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    28 Apr 2025, 10:25 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 14 Mar 2025, 00:00 GMT · £1,065
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Asda Stores Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£1,065 · signed 14 Mar 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authority GB-NHS-QNX
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  • NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
    buyer

    GB-NHS: QNX
    Sackville House, Brooks Close, Lewes, UKJ2, BN7 2FZ
    +44 7823534547
  • Asda Stores Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 16184736
    Hollingbury, UKJ2
  • NHS England
    mediationBody

    Skipton House, 80 London Road, LONDON, SE1 6LH
  • NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
    reviewBody

    Sackville House, Brooks Close, Lewes, BN7 2FZ
Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis procurement falls under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 (Direct Award Process C).