Awarded· 14 Mar 2025
Community Pharmacy: Emergency Palliative Care Drugs Locally Commissioned Service (LCS)
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board · Lewes, South East
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded Community Pharmacy: Emergency Palliative Care Drugs Locally Commissioned Service (LCS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Asda Stores
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:25
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded Community Pharmacy: Emergency Palliative Care Drugs Locally Commissioned Service (LCS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes. The contract went to Asda Stores. It was awarded on 14 March 2025. The contract value is £1,065.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 28 April 2025. The notice number is 017214-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05081a.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process led by NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board pertains to the contract award for the "Community Pharmacy: Emergency Palliative Care Drugs Locally Commissioned Service (LCS)" within the pharmacy services industry category. This procurement falls under the Provider Selection Regime 2023, specifically through the Direct Award Process C.
The awarded contract is active from 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025, involving 74 community pharmacies across Sussex, who are tasked with maintaining minimum stock levels of specific emergency palliative care drugs for urgent dispensation. This contract was initiated under a limited procurement method, without a prior call for competition given its alignment with the Provider Selection Regime regulations and falls outside the usual directive's application scope.
By participating in this procurement exercise, pharmacies not only secure a revenue stream through government contracts but also enhance their operational reputation within the health care services sector by contributing to critical healthcare provision in emergencies.
The notice in full
74 community pharmacies will be contracted to hold minimum stock levels of 16 emergency palliative care drugs to dispense urgent/same day prescription requests for patients in Sussex. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023 Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award Process C).
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
74 community pharmacies will be contracted to hold minimum stock levels of 16 emergency palliative care drugs to dispense urgent/same day prescription requests for patients in Sussex. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice (via Direct Award Process C). There are PS1,065 * 74 providers each contracted for PS1,065 plus any uplifts agreed for 2025-26.
The contract start date is 01.04.2025 The contract end date is 31.09.2025 These are existing providers. Additional information: The Providers are: Asda Stores Ltd - Hollingbury, Brighton, St Leonards on Sea, Crawley, Worthing.
Adur Medical Ltd - Shoreham by Sea Paydens Ltd - St Leonards on Sea Boots UK Ltd - Bexhill on Sea x 2, Eastbourne, Lewes, Newhaven Rye, Seaford, Crawley, Horsham, Bognor Regis, Worthing, Brighton, East Wittering, Battle, Eastbourne Waremoss Ltd - Pulborough Day Lewis plc - Eastbourne, East Grinstead, Battle.
Ceepharm Ltd - Bognor Regis Mr V Andrews - Hassocks Jordans Pharmacy - Bognor Regis Waremoss Ltd - Moulsecoomb, East Preston, Worthing, Southwick, Brighton x 2, Crawley x 2, Hove, Eastbourne x 5, Hailsham, Peacehaven, Whitehawk.
Paydens Ltd - Bexhill on Sea Ringmer Healthcare Limited - Ringmer Prempharm IV Limited - Henfield Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited - Crowborough Osbon Medicals Ltd - Eastbourne, Hastings Paydens Ltd - Steyning, Hailsham PharmAlert24 LTD - Hastings A Procter & Son Ltd - Polegate Radpharm Ltd - Hastings Paydens Ltd - Seaford, Chichester Tesco Stores Ltd - Uckfield Pharma Supply Ltd - Hove Waremoss Ltd - Haywards Heath Warwick Radcliffe Healthcare Ltd - Hertsmonceux
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Asda Stores
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £1,065
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 017214-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05081a
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Lewes
- Town
- Brighton
- Postcode
- BN7 2FZ
- Electoral ward
- Lewes Bridge
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Delivery area
- Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- East Sussex CC
- Area
- Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Robert Kitt
- Phone
- +44 7823534547
- Address
- Lewes, BN7 2FZ · South East · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Asda Stores
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Community Pharmacy: Emergency Palliative Care Drugs Locally Commissioned… contract?
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Asda Stores on 14 March 2025.
How much is the Community Pharmacy: Emergency Palliative Care Drugs Locally Commissioned… contract worth?
The contract value is £1,065.
Who is the buyer for Community Pharmacy: Emergency Palliative Care Drugs Locally Commissioned…?
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board, based in Lewes, South East. The named contact is Robert Kitt, on +44 7823534547.
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