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# EARLY SUPPLIER INVOLVEMENT FOR PROVISION OF ENHANCED LLR COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICE FOR THE SUPPLY OF ON-DEMAND PALLIATIVE CARE AND OTHER SPECIALIST MEDICATION FOR THE LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (LLR ICB)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-supplier-involvement-for-provision-of-enhanced-llr-community-pharmacy-service-for-th-ocds-h6vhtk-044f60). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board: "EARLY SUPPLIER INVOLVEMENT FOR PROVISION OF ENHANCED LLR COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICE FOR THE SUPPLY OF ON-DEMAND PALLIATIVE CARE AND OTHER SPECIALIST MEDICATION FOR THE LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (LLR ICB)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £150,000. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-leicester-leicestershire-and-rutland-integrated-care-boa-nhs-qk1)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pharmacy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF2
- **Legal Basis:** Not published
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044f60`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-supplier-involvement-for-provision-of-enhanced-llr-community-pharmacy-service-for-th-ocds-h6vhtk-044f60#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Midlands & Lancashire (ML) on behalf of the Commissioner, NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB), would like to invite providers to attend an 'Early Supplier Involvement' session which will inform the market of the Commissioner's intentions to set up a pilot for a new service model pertaining to palliative and end of life medication in the community. 

There are currently 19 community pharmacies contracted to ensure access to and supply of urgent end of life medication through stocking a range of end of life and other specialist medication. After reviewing the current service, the Commissioner would like to strengthen the service model, with the potential of a single provider model with a revised service specification and enhancements to current provision, for example, holding agreed levels of stock delivery to service users in cases marked as urgent and supporting a delivery function for those requiring urgent end of life medication.

The Commissioner would like to meet virtually with any interested and capable provider(s) to discuss potential service delivery models for the pilot. 

The Commissioners would value providers' expert insights and feedback. The information provided and discussed, unless classified as confidential, may be used in the rationale for the final service model. The Commissioner is not bound to take on board providers' information that will result in the delivery of this service.

The Early Supplier Involvement will take place from 3.30pm to 5.00pm via Microsoft Teams on (STARTING TIME ALSO REVISED) Friday 19th of April 2024.

The intention for the Early Supplier Involvement is to discuss:
•	how the new service model can be most effectively delivered;
•	any challenges and/or lessons learned providers may be able to share; 
•	an opportunity to ask questions and/or raise any other areas providers may see as relevant.

The Commissioner will take suitable notes during the event to inform the commissioning of these decisions and will circulate the presentation slides, collate a Q&A document based on questions raised during the event with the providers. Providers will also have 48 hours after the event to send any additional questions they may have, and these will be recorded and shared afterwards.

If you are interested in attending the virtual event, please register by emailing paulo.sousa-cabral@nhs.net and provide the following details by no later than 9th of April 2024:
	Name of delegates
	Job title of delegates
	Organisation details, including address
	Delegate email address and telephone number.

Please note that registration at this event does not count as registration for the full procurement process, which will be separately advertised via the Finder a Tender website. We are aiming for this to be issued around the end of April/May 2024. Interested providers will need to respond to this when advertised, whether they attend the Early Supplier Involvement meeting or not, or any su...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-supplier-involvement-for-provision-of-enhanced-llr-community-pharmacy-service-for-th-ocds-h6vhtk-044f60)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012093-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-15T08:25:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T04:42:59.454Z
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