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Published 8 Aug 2024, 13:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GP and Pharmacy Public Health Services

Official notice

Authority: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£2,300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2023no call for competition
Awarded to Berrylands Surgery +7 more

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Locally commissioned GP & Pharmacy services in Kingston Upon Thames.

GP and Community Pharmacy services are very specific and specialised and there is no

direct competition that would be able to deliver these services. Contracts rely on patient

information that only local GPs have access to locally Commissioned GP & Pharmacy Services cover both mandated and non-mandated functions aimed at improving the health and well-being of the local population. These include:

  • Chlamydia Screening and Treatment
  • Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
  • NHS Health Checks
  • Needle Exchange
  • Supervised Consumption

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Individual contracts awarded to locally commissioned GP & Pharmacies in Kingston Upon…Awarded

Individual contracts awarded to locally commissioned GP & Pharmacies in Kingston Upon Thames for the provision of services.These include:

  • Chlamydia Screening and Treatment
  • Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
  • NHS Health Checks
  • Needle Exchange
  • Supervised Consumption

The contracts will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years from 1st April 2023 to 31 March 2026, with the option to extend by a further period of 2 years until 31 March 2028.

Delivery: London
Extensions: The Council reserves the right to extend by 2 further periods of up to 12 months each.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Aug 2024, 13:19 BST
Last source update
8 Aug 2024, 13:19 BST
Authority reference
DN653414
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025044
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
London (UKI63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0488f1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

GP and Community Pharmacy services are very specific and specialised and there is no

direct competition that would be able to deliver these services. Contracts rely on patient

information that only local GPs have access to.

Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which allows for the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication where competition is absent for technical reasons.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 34
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2023

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Individual contracts awarded to locally commissioned GP & Pharmacies in Kingston Upon…34bids———
Whole notice———£2,300,000 – £2,300,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHealth Guildhall 2, High Street, Kingston upon Thames, London, KT1 1EUContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

33 commercial parties on the notice
Show 23 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.