Official UK procurement notice
Management of Local Pharmacies to Ensure Availability of Anticipatory Medication Services
Authority: NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of this service is for the management of local pharmacies to ensure availability of anticipatory and end-of-life medication, in and out of hours services.
CPV: Health services · Pharmacy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1- This service shall be for the provision of management of local pharmacies to ensure…Awarded
- This service shall be for the provision of management of local pharmacies to ensure availability of anticipatory medication, in out out of hours service<br/>- NHS NWL ICB intend to award a contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C<br/>- The lifetime value of the contract is £77,940.33<br/>- The intention is to award a new contract for 9 months and 3 weeks with no option to extend<br/>- The dates between which the services are intended to be provided is between 18 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
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
- 1 Apr 2025, 10:42 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST
- Authority reference
C330818- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033000- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fb18Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award. 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 Procurement Act 2023 nor the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision-makers by midnight on 14 April 2025 (8 working days following publication of this intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: - This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award. 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 Contracts Regulations 2015 nor The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period.<br/>- A Standstill Period is now in force pursuant to Regulations 12 and 14(3) of the PSR Regulations 2023; this period will end at midnight on 14 April 2025 and NHS North West London ICB will not enter into a contract pursuant to the award to the provider under direct award process C before this date.<br/>- Representations by providers must be made to decision-makers by midnight on 14 April 2025 (8 working days following publication of this intention to award notice). Should providers wish to make a representation please submit to helen.hewitt11@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/>- The relevant authority's governance/decision-making panel are making the award decision<br/>- The relevant authority has taken into account the 5 Key Criteria and applied the basic selection criteria. The rationale for choosing the provider is that there is confidence that the provider is likely to satisfy future performance against the new contract at a cost effective price against the Key Criteria.<br/>- There are no declared or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using Direct Award Process…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Community Group Limited | £77,940 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012164-2025-1 · Middlesex Community Group Limited
- Signed
- 21 Mar 2025
- Value
- £77,940
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Middlesex Community Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.