Official UK procurement notice
NHS SY ICB -Community Pharmacy COVID-19 Triage, Assessment & Prescribing Service
Authority: NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSince 2023, NHS England has instructed ICBs that covid antivirals should be available in a community setting, shifting the service from secondary care to a private provider. The current NICE recommended treatments were reviewed by SY Integrated Medicines Optimisation Committee (IMOC) and retained a RED traffic light status, meaning prescribing is recommended by services with specialist knowledge and experience.<br/>The ICB is committed to establishing prescribing services through community pharmacies and procurement of this service is an opportunity for contractors interested in delivering prescribing services to develop their workforce to gain specialist knowledge for the assessment and prescribing of COVID-19.
CPV: Pharmacy 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 15:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036719- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066c8cFind 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 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 Procurement Act 2024 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 5th May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>The decision maker was: SY Integrated Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Programme Manager<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were identified.<br/><br/>A F01 PIN notice (2026/S 000-024193) was published on 17th March 2026 asking potential providers for the service to responde to 6 questions, relating to providing the service. This was treated as a market engagement exercise to identify any providers that SY ICB were not aware of.<br/><br/>The 6 questions were:<br/><br/>1. Mobilisation - Key Criteria 4 - improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice.<br/>2. Service Delivery - Key Criteria 3 - integration, collaboration and service sustainability<br/>3. Organisational Details - Key Criteria 1 – Quality & Innovation<br/>4. Business Continuity - Key criteria 4 - improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice<br/>5. Value - Key Criteria 2. Value<br/>6. Social Value - Key Criteria 5 Social Value<br/><br/>All submissions were evaluated and moderated to provide a score for each provider's submission and the submission with the highest moderated score has been appointed as the preferred supplier. It is the intention to award the contract to this preferred supplier.
Publisher note: The contract will be awarded to:<br/><br/>Associated Chemists (Wicker) Ltd.<br/>61-67 Wicker,<br/>Sheffield,<br/>S3 8HT
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 30 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published189 days ago22 Apr 2026, 15:32 BST
- Next notice expected182 days ago30 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Status changed to complete22 Apr 2026, 15:32 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Apr 2026, 15:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Chemists (Wicker) Ltd | £40,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036719-2026-1 · Associated Chemists (Wicker) Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2026
- Value
- £40,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | 8 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Associated Chemists (Wicker) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.