Coming up· published 29 Apr 2025
NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire ICB - Community Pharmacies - NMS Plus Pilot
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board · Bristol, City of, South West
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of.
Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 12:53
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £67,500.
Find a Tender published it on 29 April 2025. The notice number is 017614-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05092d. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
This is a planning stage process for a pilot scheme titled "Community Pharmacies - NMS Plus Pilot." The scheme aims to deliver pharmacy services under the New Medicine Service Plus (NMS+) for Hypertension. The geographic focus is within the BNSSG ICB region.
This notice serves as a Prior Information Notice (PIN), indicating an information-gathering exercise without a confirmed procurement process at this stage. Interested providers can express their interest via the Atamis e-procurement system, with further details to be available from 1st July 2025. The pilot is structured to financially support pharmacies up to £15 per consultation, with a potential revenue stream of £67500 across the six-month duration of the pilot.
The procurement will facilitate pharmacies in the BNSSG area to innovate and expand their service offerings, impacting their community positively and enhancing their industry presence.
The notice in full
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market that NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) "the Commissioner" wishes to understand the level of providers interested in delivering a pilot scheme of Community Pharmacy service which is part of New Medicine Service Plus (NMS+) for Hypertension.
The pilot scheme will be open to pharmacies within the BNSSG ICB footprint, and the commissioner intention is to pay PS15.00 per consultation delivered in line with the specification with a max of 50 consultation per Pharmacy per month. The pilot will run for a duration of 6 months.
The Commissioner is initially looking at those contractors who are already actively engaged in providing the current NMS service and other advanced services. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
Lots (1)
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Lot 1Planned
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market that NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) "the Commissioner" wishes to understand the level of providers interested in delivering a pilot scheme of Community Pharmacy service which is part of New Medicine Service Plus (NMS+) for Hypertension.
The pilot scheme will be open to pharmacies within the BNSSG ICB footprint, and the commissioners intention is to pay PS15.00 per consultation delivered in line with the specification with a max of 50 consultation per Pharmacy per month. The pilot will run for a duration of 6 months.
The Commissioner is initially looking at those contractors who are already actively engaged in providing the current NMS service and other advanced services. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £67,500
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 017614-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05092d
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Town
- Bristol
- Postcode
- BS1 6AG
- Electoral ward
- Central
- Constituency
- Bristol Central
- Delivery area
- Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Bristol, City of
- Area
- West of England
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bristol, BS1 6AG · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
When will the NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire ICB - Community Pharmacies… tender open?
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire ICB - Community Pharmacies… contract worth?
The estimated value is £67,500.
Who is the buyer for NHS Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire ICB - Community Pharmacies…?
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, based in Bristol, City of, South West.
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