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title: "Covid Medicine Delivery Unit to NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board"
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# Covid Medicine Delivery Unit to NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/covid-medicine-delivery-unit-to-nhs-somerset-integrated-care-board-ocds-h6vhtk-04cca8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Covid Medicine Delivery Unit to NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £345,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-somerset-integrated-care-board-nhs-qsl)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £345,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04cca8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/covid-medicine-delivery-unit-to-nhs-somerset-integrated-care-board-ocds-h6vhtk-04cca8#tl-md)

## Description
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to seek expressions of interest in being considered as the most suitable provider for the delivery of Covid Medicines Delivery Unit. 
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board is seeking to secure a Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Covid Medicines Delivery Unit services to specified requirements.  
This service will be Somerset wide and will need to provide access for patients across the county for no less than 6 days per week.  It is intended for for patients registered with a GP practice in Somerset
The contract start date will be 1 April 2025 with a contract duration of 2 year with an option to extend for up to further year (12 months).
The budget for these services is circa £115k per annum.
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to seek expressions of interest in being considered as the most suitable provider for the delivery of Covid Medicines Delivery Unit
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) is see...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041415-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-23T13:54:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T07:16:22.169Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04cca8