Official UK procurement notice
Urgent & Specialist Medicines
Authority: NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAccess to urgent and specialist medicines through Community pharmacies.
CPV: Pharmacy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Access to urgent and specialist medicines through Community pharmaciesAwarded
Access to urgent and specialist medicines through Community pharmacies.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process to 13 pharmacies, with a lifetime value of £15,600 in total.
This is a new service with existing providers for the period 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2027 (2 years).
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
- 1 Apr 2025, 10:16 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2025, 10:16 BST
- Authority reference
PSR_MSP_Urgent and Specialist Meds_2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012157- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fb13Find 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 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 (11 April 2025). 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 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 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 the relevant authority by midnight on 11 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Anyone wishing to submit written representations in relation to this procurement should send them to: d-icb.contracting@nhs.net by the date given above. This award has been confirmed via the NHS Devon ICB PSR Steering Group. No conflicts of interest identified among group. The decision was based on evaluation against multiple criteria under the 5 key criteria headings with overall weightings allocated as follows: Quality and Innovation - 20% Value - 20% Integration, collaboration & sustainability - 20% Improving Access, reducing Inequalities, facilitating choice - 20% Social Value - 20%
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asda Stores Ltd (Bideford), Asda Stores Ltd (Newton Abbot), Bere Peninsula Pharmacy, George Wickham Ltd (Alphington Pharmacy), Lewis Pharmacy LtdSME, Lynton Pharmacy +7 morejoint award | £15,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012157-2025-1 · Asda Stores Ltd (Bideford), Asda Stores Ltd (Newton Abbot), Bere Peninsula Pharmacy, George Wickham Ltd (Alphington Pharmacy), Lewis Pharmacy LtdSME, Lynton Pharmacy +7 more
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- £15,600
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS DevonReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
13 commercial parties on the notice- Asda Stores Ltd (Bideford)Awarded supplier
- Asda Stores Ltd (Newton Abbot)Awarded supplier
- Asda Stores Ltd (Plymouth)Awarded supplier
- Bere Peninsula PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Boots UK Ltd (Kingsbridge)Awarded supplier
- George Wickham Ltd (Alphington Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
- Helen Tugwell & Co (Milehouse Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
- Lewis Pharmacy LtdAwarded supplier
- Lynton PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Modbury Pharmacy Ltd (Tavyside Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
Show 3 more suppliers
- PharmaDerma LtdAwarded supplier
- Sidmouth PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Tesco Pharmacy (Barnstaple)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.