Official UK procurement notice
Support for the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 places a statutory duty on Health Boards in Wales to prepare and publish an assessment of pharmaceutical service needs. The NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020 specify the minimum content requirements for a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) and outline the process that must be followed during its development. To support implementation, the Welsh Government has issued non-statutory guidance for Health Boards (HBs).
The primary aim of a PNA is to enhance the planning and delivery of pharmaceutical services by ensuring Health Boards thoroughly assess the needs of their populations and align services accordingly. PNAs help Health Boards identify:
Where additional contractor premises may be needed
Where more dispensing doctors are required
Whether current providers are sufficiently meeting pharmaceutical needs
Where existing contractors may need to offer additional services
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 13 Oct 2025, 11:08 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 11:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064647- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ae08Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
- Published justification
Direct Award via NHS SBS Framework – Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health (reference SBS10197, Lot 2: Integrated Care, Healthcare and Community Care)
Publisher note: (WA Ref:156854)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Care CommissioningSME | £45,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 064647-2025-CAV-DCO-(25-26)106-1 · Primary Care CommissioningSME
- Signed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Value
- £45,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Primary Care CommissioningAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.