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Awarded· 31 Mar 2025

COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Service - Triage & Prescribing

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board · Islington, London

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Service - Triage & Prescribing. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington.

Source: Find a Tender, published 14 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Haringey Gp Group

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:18

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 14:23

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About this tender

In brief

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Service - Triage & Prescribing. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington. The contract went to Haringey Gp Group. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £549,323.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 14 May 2025. The notice number is 021381-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050961.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has launched a procurement process for its "COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Service - Triage & Prescribing" project, geared towards providing essential health services across the London region. This initiative requires a 7-day operational service, covering patient contact, triage, prescribing, and administering medications, including intravenous treatments, with the contract period set from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027. valued at £549,323.

Following a provider selection under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, it has been confirmed that Haringey GP Group Ltd has been awarded the contract through a direct award process, skipping the traditional competitive bidding, as per the special procurement method utilised in this case. The focus on extended operational hours, including efficient triage and prescribing, highlights the demand for agility and expertise in medical service provision.

The notice in full

Every NHS region is required to provide a 7-day service including bank holidays (or 6-day service with additional administrative and on-call clinical arrangements) to enable patient contact, triage, prescribing and dispensing of oral medication or an onward referral for an infusion service (which provides prescribing, dispensing and administration of IV treatment over 7 days) to ensure patients do not miss the option of treatment within the confined treatment window of 5 days.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Every NHS region is required to provide a 7-day service including bank holidays (or 6-day service with additional administrative and on-call clinical arrangements) to enable patient contact, triage, prescribing and dispensing of oral medication or an onward referral for an infusion service (which provides prescribing, dispensing and administration of IV treatment over 7 days) to ensure patients do not miss the option of treatment within the confined treatment window of 5 days.

    This contract relates to the triage and prescribing element of this service. Our intention is to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The lifetime value of the contract is PS549,323 (PS274,661.50 per annum).

    The contract term will be 1 year (01/04/2025 - 31/03/2026) with the option to extend for a further 1 year (to 31/03/2027) at the sole discretion of the Authority.

    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 09/04/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

    Written representations should be sent to nclicb.nclprimarycare@nhs.net. Decision Makers: North Central London Integrated Care Board Procurement Oversight Group 20/11/2024. Voting Members: Chief Finance Officer, Director of Service Configuration St Pancras Programme (deputising for Chief Strategy and Population Health Officer), Executive Director of Corporate Affairs, Director of Quality.

    The Register of Declarations of Interest was noted by the Procurement Oversight Group. Members were invited to amend their entries in the Register of Declarations of Interest, and to declare any interests in respect to items on the agenda. No interests were declared.

    The Procurement Oversight Group approved the route to market. Additional information: 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 09/04/2025.

    This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

    Written representations should be sent to nclicb.nclprimarycare@nhs.net. Decision Makers: North Central London Integrated Care Board Procurement Oversight Group 20/11/2024. Voting Members: Chief Finance Officer, Director of Service Configuration St Pancras Programme (deputising for Chief Strategy and Population Health Officer), Executive Director of Corporate Affairs, Director of Quality.

    The Register of Declarations of Interest was noted by the Procurement Oversight Group. Members were invited to amend their entries in the Register of Declarations of Interest, and to declare any interests in respect to items on the agenda. No interests were declared.

    The Procurement Oversight Group approved the route to market.

    The provider was assessed against the five key criteria:

    1. quality and innovation

    2. value

    3. integration, collaboration and service sustainability

    4. improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice

    5. social value

    and was confirmed to pass them all.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Haringey Gp Group
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£549,323

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
021381-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050961
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board is based in Islington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Islington
Town
North London
Postcode
N1 1TH
Electoral ward
Laycock
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Delivery area
London
Region
London
Sub-region
Haringey and Islington
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
Primary Care Business Unit
Address
London, N1 1TH · London · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Haringey Gp Group
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Service - Triage & Prescribing

Who won the COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Service - Triage & Prescribing contract?

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Haringey Gp Group on 31 March 2025.

How much is the COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Service - Triage & Prescribing contract worth?

The contract value is £549,323.

Who is the buyer for COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Service - Triage & Prescribing?

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board, based in Islington, London. The named contact is Primary Care Business Unit.

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