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title: "Medicine Optimisation for Public Health Services"
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# Medicine Optimisation for Public Health Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medicine-optimisation-for-public-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06e26b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Tyneside Council: "Medicine Optimisation for Public Health Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [South Tyneside Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-tyneside-council-ons-e08000023)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medicine-optimisation-for-public-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06e26b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e26b`

## 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/medicine-optimisation-for-public-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06e26b#tl-md)

## Description
South Tyneside Council is working with Newcastle City Council, Gateshead Council, North Tyneside Council, Northumberland Council and Darlington Borough Council to explore options for the delivery of a medicine optimisation for public health service. The core functions will be:
1. Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) Leadership.
2. Strategic Community Pharmacy Development.
3. Provide specialist support to commissioners.
4. Community Pharmacy Engagement
5. Public Health Intelligence and Insight.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076670-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-12T10:52:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T09:49:23.549Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e26b