Awarded· 21 Jul 2025
Public Health Primary Care Contracts - Pharmacies
Peterborough City Council · Peterborough, East of England
Peterborough City Council has awarded Public Health Primary Care Contracts - Pharmacies. It is a contract for other health and social care in Peterborough.
Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Armpharma
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:06
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About this tender
In brief
Peterborough City Council has awarded Public Health Primary Care Contracts - Pharmacies. It is a contract for other health and social care in Peterborough. The contract went to Armpharma. It was awarded on 21 July 2025. The contract value is £112,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 17 September 2025. The notice number is 057352-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059c48.
Summary of the contracting process
Peterborough City Council has completed the procurement process for the Public Health Primary Care Contracts within the pharmacy services category, specifically focusing on the delivery of Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) by community pharmacies. This contract, awarded under a Provider Selection Regime and not governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, commenced on 5th August 2025 and extends until 30th June 2027, with two potential one-year extensions.
The contract, valued at £112,000, was awarded to ARMPHARMA UK LTD through a direct award process without prior publication, primarily addressing the needs of the region UKH11. Pharmacies specialising in sexual health services can leverage this contract to expand their client base, offering emergency contraception and integrative sexual health advice.
Successful organisations will effectively link into existing networks and ensure compliance with accreditation requirements, ultimately fostering enhanced community health outcomes in the Peterborough area.
The notice in full
Peterborough City Council has awarded Contracts for the provision of the following pharmacy services: EHC (emergency hormonal contraception) The award has been made via Direct Award Process B of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Lots (1)
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EHC (emergency hormonal contraception)Cancelled
Emergency Hormonal Contraception Services to be delivered by Community Pharmacies to support the local population. Emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) may only be supplied by an accredited pharmacist. Medicine counter staff must be trained to refer each request for emergency hormonal contraception to the pharmacist(s).
It is the responsibility of the Pharmacy Manager to ensure that all pharmacists, including locums, supplying EHC are accredited. The pharmacy must be able to supply emergency contraception during opening hours of the pharmacy on at least 4 days of the week, one of which will preferably be a Saturday.
Pharmacists will supply Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) when appropriate to clients in line with the requirements of the Patient Group Direction (PGD) for the supply of EHC by Community Pharmacists. Pharmacies will offer a user-friendly, non-judgmental, client centred and confidential service. The supply will be made free of charge to the client at Peterborough City Council (PCC) expense, dependant on the residency of the local authority boundaries.
Pharmacists will link into existing networks for Sexual Health Services so that women who need to see a doctor can be referred on rapidly. Clients excluded from the PGD criteria will be referred to another local service that will be able to assist them, as soon as possible, e.g., GP or community sexual health service.
The pharmacy will provide support and advice to clients accessing the service, including advice on the avoidance of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) through safer sex and condom use, advice on the use of regular contraceptive methods and provide onward signposting to sexual health services that provide long-term contraceptive methods and diagnosis and management of STIs.
This award is made in accordance with Direct Award Process B of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract value is PS112,000. The initial contract period is 05 August 2025 - 30 June 2027 with two options to extend for a further 12 months each (maximum contract term is therefore 4 years).
This is a continuation of an existing service awarded to an existing provider.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Armpharma
- 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
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £112,000
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
- 057352-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059c48
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Town
- Peterborough
- Postcode
- PE2 8TY
- Electoral ward
- Fletton and Stanground
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Delivery area
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Peterborough
- Area
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Peterborough City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Christian Menendez
- Phone
- +44 7552898712
- Address
- Peterborough, PE2 8TY · East of England · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Armpharma
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
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Questions about Public Health Primary Care Contracts - Pharmacies
Who won the Public Health Primary Care Contracts - Pharmacies contract?
Peterborough City Council awarded the contract to Armpharma on 21 July 2025.
How much is the Public Health Primary Care Contracts - Pharmacies contract worth?
The contract value is £112,000.
Who is the buyer for Public Health Primary Care Contracts - Pharmacies?
Peterborough City Council, based in Peterborough, East of England. The named contact is Christian Menendez, on +44 7552898712.
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