Primary Care - Pharmacy Services
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The North Yorkshire Council has recently completed the procurement process for primary care pharmacy services under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023. This contract, focusing on pharmacy services, includes the Needle Exchange and Harm Reduction Service, Opiate Substitute Supervised Consumption Service, Sexual Health Services, and the Nicotine Replacement Therapy Voucher Scheme. This procurement falls outside the scope of Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and was conducted as a limited process without prior publication.
The service delivery is located in North Yorkshire, under the industry category of services, with the contract awards signed on 1st April 2025. This tender creates a significant opportunity for businesses, especially those specialised in pharmacy services. Large companies, like TPG Ventures Limited and Coopers Chemist Gt Ayton Ltd from Leeds and Cleveland respectively, as well as SMEs like AVN Medical Limited from Catterick, were successfully awarded contracts, highlighting the opportunity for businesses of varying sizes to partake.
With the award criteria based on patient choice, companies that prioritise quality in service delivery have a good chance to compete effectively in such procurements. Businesses looking to expand in the healthcare services sector may find similar future opportunities beneficial for growth.
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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