Awarded· 25 Mar 2025
Independent Prescribing Minor Ailment Pathfinder Service
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board · Dorset, South West
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded Independent Prescribing Minor Ailment Pathfinder Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Dorset.
Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:54
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded Independent Prescribing Minor Ailment Pathfinder Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Dorset. The contract went to Rowland Pharmacy (fm738. It was awarded on 25 March 2025. The contract value is £46,275.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 25 March 2025. The notice number is 011154-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04f882.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has concluded the award phase for the procurement of the "Independent Prescribing Minor Ailment Pathfinder Service" under a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract. The contract pertains to the industry category of pharmacy services with the delivery region located in UKK2 (South West England).
The service agreement, designated as C330700, was awarded through a limited procurement method without prior publication, focusing on the Most Suitable Provider route. The contract, valued approximately at £46,275, was signed on 25th March 2025 and granted to the existing provider, Rowland Pharmacy (FM738).
The procurement process falls under the governance of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and the award decision aligns with the organisation's Standing Financial Instructions. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses within the healthcare and pharmacy sectors, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to showcase their capabilities in delivering specialised health services.
The notice in full
Under this agreement, the Provider must deliver the independent prescribing minor ailment pathfinder service. This agreement has been awarded as a variation to the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations, and via the Most Suitable Provider route under the Provider Selection Regime. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS46,275.
This is a new service, given to an existing Provider.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Rowland Pharmacy (fm738
- 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
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £46,275
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
- 011154-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04f882
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Town
- Dorchester
- Postcode
- DT1 1TG
- Electoral ward
- Dorchester West
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Delivery area
- Dorset and Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Dorset
- Area
- North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Dorchester, DT1 1TG · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Rowland Pharmacy (fm738
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Independent Prescribing Minor Ailment Pathfinder Service
Who won the Independent Prescribing Minor Ailment Pathfinder Service contract?
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Rowland Pharmacy (fm738 on 25 March 2025.
How much is the Independent Prescribing Minor Ailment Pathfinder Service contract worth?
The contract value is £46,275.
Who is the buyer for Independent Prescribing Minor Ailment Pathfinder Service?
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board, based in Dorset, South West.
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