Public Health Pharmacy Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS)

The London Borough of Newham (LBN) (The "Authority") wishes to invite Tenders for the supply of services in respect of Public Health Pharmacy services. The services include:

• Lot 1: Core Services (including Stop Smoking Support, STI screening and C-card - Condoms)
• Lot 2: Specialist Services (including, but not limited to; Emergency Hormonal Contraception, Needle Exchange and Supervised Consumption)

These Pharmacy-based services will enable equitable access for those residents that are less likely to travel to specialist centres or use the internet for key public health services. The services will help to achieve a number of the 50 Steps within the Health & Wellbeing Strategy, and contracts for small local businesses are consistent with the Community Wealth Building strategy (CWB). The successful Provider(s) will be responsible for providing this service and liaising closely with the Contract Manager and/or Commissioner identified by the Authority

Lot 2 is segmented into the below sub-lots:

2a Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC)

2b Needle exchange, naloxone provision and Supervised Consumption

Each Lot 2 sub-lot is further segmented into Community Neighbourhoods.

During the lifetime of the PDPS, Commissioners - in consultation with providers and North East London Pharmaceutical Committee (NEL LPC) - may seek to expand the scope of Core and Specialist Services in response to resident need, public health policy or legislative change. This may require a contract variation

The procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services. Under Regulation 76 the Council is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (service providers).

The Authority has created a tender process outlined below, as part of the Pseudo - Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) applying the award criteria specified in this contract notice.

Any interested organisation/consortium with relevant experience may submit a Bid in response to this ITT. The Authority is using the one stage procedure for admission onto the Pseudo-DPS

This Light Touch PDPS will be conducted in Rounds. The initial "Round" for this Light Touch PDPS will close on 04/06/2021.

Rounds will open and close throughout the lifetime of the PDPS at the Authorities discretion. Each "Round" will be open to new or previously unsuccessful Providers to submit their bid. A new Round will be opened within 48hrs of a Round closing. *Please note the length of Rounds will vary throughout the lifetime of the PDPS. Timetables of that Round will be included in the PDPS tender documents* when that Round is published.

It is intended that the PDPS will be opened twice in the first year (until October 2022) and once a year following that.

Further 'Rounds' will be communicated within the tender documents at time of publication. Any changes to the procurement Timetable shall be notified to all Tenderers as soon as practicable.

The Authority will add Potential Providers to the PDPS throughout its duration, providing Potential Providers meet the requirement as outlined in this ITT and submit an Application, which is found to be compliant.

A Provider wanting to join the Public Health Pharmacy PDPS will be required to apply through the Council's procurement e-tendering portal; Fusion.