Primary Care - Pharmacy Services
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The procurement process conducted by The North Yorkshire Council focuses on the award stage of contracts regarding healthcare services in the pharmacy domain. The contract encompasses a range of services, including needle exchange, opiate substitute consumption, sexual health services, and nicotine replacement therapy, under the Primary Care - Pharmacy Services title. The procurement, located in North Yorkshire and classified under 'Pharmacy services', was carried out using a limited procurement method defined by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The contracts were signed on 1st April 2025, with awards confirmed and no prior call for competition required. This tender presents considerable growth opportunities for businesses in the healthcare and pharmacy sectors. It is highly suited for service providers who can meet patient choice criteria, suggesting that quality is paramount over pricing.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as larger healthcare companies, based in or around North Yorkshire could benefit from the contracts awarded by North Yorkshire Council. Enterprises that specialise in public health initiatives like harm reduction, contraceptive services, or smoking cessation solutions are prime candidates to deliver these essential services, fostering business expansion and community health improvement.
Pharmacy Services include: Need Exchange and Harm Reduction Service - The provision of a safe needle exchange programme, providing service users with sterile needles and syringes; injecting paraphernalia; and sharps containers for return of used injecting equipment. In addition to the safe removal and disposal of used injecting equipment. Opiate Substitute Supervised Consumption Service - The provision of dispensing prescribed methadone, buprenorphine and buprenorphine-naloxone in specified instalments.
Alongside supervising the consumption of each dose of the prescribed medication(s). Sexual Health Services - The provision of free emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) to service users aged 13 years to 24 years. Alongside providing Chlamydia screening kits to sexually active women under 25 years (as part of the NCSP).
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Voucher Scheme - The provision of advice and dispensing of the nicotine replacement products.
The provision of a safe needle exchange programme, providing service users with sterile needles and syringes; injecting paraphernalia; and sharps containers for return of used injecting equipment. In addition to the safe removal and disposal of used injecting equipment. Additional information: All contracts have been awarded via Direct Award B of the Provider Selection Regime based on Patient Choice. Services are activity led and payment is based upon this.
The provision of dispensing prescribed methadone, buprenorphine and buprenorphine-naloxone in specified instalments. Alongside supervising the consumption of each dose of the prescribed medication(s). Additional information: All contracts have been awarded via Direct Award B of the Provider Selection Regime based on Patient Choice. Services are activity led and payment is based upon this.
The provision of free emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) to service users aged 13 years to 24 years. Alongside providing Chlamydia screening kits to sexually active women under 25 years (as part of the NCSP). Additional information: All contracts have been awarded via Direct Award B of the Provider Selection Regime based on Patient Choice. Services are activity led and payment is based upon this.
The provision of advice and dispensing of the nicotine replacement products. Additional information: All contracts have been awarded via Direct Award B of the Provider Selection Regime based on Patient Choice. Services are activity led and payment is based upon this.
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