Independent Prescribing Minor Ailment Pathfinder Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK2)

Awarded value£46,275published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Rowland Pharmacy (FHE81)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Under this agreement, the Provider must deliver the independent prescribing minor ailment pathfinder service. This agreement has been awarded as a variation to the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations, and via the Most Suitable Provider route under the Provider Selection Regime. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £46,275. This is a new service, given to an existing Provider.

CPV: Pharmacy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Mar 2025, 15:06 GMT
Last source update: 25 Mar 2025, 15:06 GMT
Authority reference: C330696
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-011161
Classification (CPV): Pharmacy services
Delivery area: South West (UKK2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f887 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Award under the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations and the Provider Selection Regime.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The decision to make this award was made by relevant persons under the organisation's Standing Financial Instructions. No conflicts of interest were identified in this award.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £46,2751 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Rowland Pharmacy (FHE81)SME	£46,275 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 011161-2025-1 · Rowland Pharmacy (FHE81)SME
Signed
25 Mar 2025
Value
£46,275
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNHS bodyHealth Vespasian House, Barrack Road, Dorchester, South West, DT1 1TGContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS EnglandReview body Leeds

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Rowland Pharmacy (FHE81)Awarded supplier 136 Purewell, Christchurch, South West, BH23 1EU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.