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# Procurement for the provision of Covid Medicine Delivery Unit to Somerset Integrated Care Board

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-the-provision-of-covid-medicine-delivery-unit-to-somerset-integrated-care--ocds-h6vhtk-04ded0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Procurement for the provision of Covid Medicine Delivery Unit to Somerset Integrated Care Board". Published status: complete. Published Value: £330,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-somerset-integrated-care-board-nhs-qsl)
- **Published Value:** £330,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £330,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-the-provision-of-covid-medicine-delivery-unit-to-somerset-integrated-care--ocds-h6vhtk-04ded0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ded0`

## 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.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
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- **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/procurement-for-the-provision-of-covid-medicine-delivery-unit-to-somerset-integrated-care--ocds-h6vhtk-04ded0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-the-provision-of-covid-medicine-delivery-unit-to-somerset-integrated-care--ocds-h6vhtk-04ded0#participate

## Description
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB) intends to award a contract to Somerset Primary Healthcare Limited to deliver a Covid Medicine Delivery Service to assess all patients in the community aged 18 years and over who are identified as being at high risk of an adverse outcome from Covid and have Covid symptoms and/or a positive lateral flow test.  It is expected that these patients will have been provided with a letter by NHSE or have been identified as high risk by their specialist/consultant.
The service will assess the patient and where appropriate prescribe Covid medications. Where the patient does not fit the criteria for oral medication but may be eligible for second line intravenous medication, the service will make a referral to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Somerset FT) via Somerset Primary Link (SPL) for consideration and treatment if appropriate.
The contract term will be for 2 years with an optional extension of any period up to 1 year.
The contract value is £110,000.00 per annum giving a contract value of £220,000.00 for the initial contract period and £330,000.00 if the full extension period is adopted.
The new service will commence on the 1st August 2024
This procurement was  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:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £330,000
- **Description:** NHS Somerset Integrated Care board (ICB) is seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Services to People who are registered with a GP practice in Somerset or normally reside...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023461-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Somerset Primary Healthcare Limited (trading as Somerset GPSU)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:08668830`
  - Value: £330,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 023461-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £330,000
  - Signed Date: 15/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023461-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-20T15:44:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T10:06:14.746Z
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