Awarded· 12 Oct 2025
Support for the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) · Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Support for the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Primary Care Commissioning
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 10:08
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Support for the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The contract went to Primary Care Commissioning. It was awarded on 12 October 2025. The contract value is £45,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 13 October 2025. The notice number is 064647-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ae08.
Summary of the contracting process
This public procurement process was initiated by the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, to support the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) 2026. The focus is on health services in the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board area, within the industry category of services. The procurement stage, marked as an 'Award', concluded with a contract worth £45,000 being signed on 13th October 2025.
The procurement method was a limited procedure, specifically an award without prior publication, completed under a Direct Award via the NHS SBS Framework for Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health. Organisations that can contribute to the thorough assessment and planning of pharmaceutical services in Wales stand to benefit significantly.
Due to the direct award process, businesses with existing frameworks or relationships with the NHS, such as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a strong track record in providing integrated and community care services, are well-suited to compete in similar opportunities moving forward.
The notice in full
The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 places a statutory duty on Health Boards in Wales to prepare and publish an assessment of pharmaceutical service needs. The NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020 specify the minimum content requirements for a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) and outline the process that must be followed during its development. To support implementation, the Welsh Government has issued non-statutory guidance for Health Boards (HBs).
The primary aim of a PNA is to enhance the planning and delivery of pharmaceutical services by ensuring Health Boards thoroughly assess the needs of their populations and align services accordingly. PNAs help Health Boards identify: Where additional contractor premises may be needed Where more dispensing doctors are required Whether current providers are sufficiently meeting pharmaceutical needs Where existing contractors may need to offer additional services
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 places a statutory duty on Health Boards in Wales to prepare and publish an assessment of pharmaceutical service needs. The NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020 specify the minimum content requirements for a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) and outline the process that must be followed during its development. To support implementation, the Welsh Government has issued non-statutory guidance for Health Boards (HBs).
The primary aim of a PNA is to enhance the planning and delivery of pharmaceutical services by ensuring Health Boards thoroughly assess the needs of their populations and align services accordingly.
PNAs help Health Boards identify: Where additional contractor premises may be needed Where more dispensing doctors are required Whether current providers are sufficiently meeting pharmaceutical needs Where existing contractors may need to offer additional services Once published, the PNA is used by Cardiff & Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) to evaluate applications from pharmacies and dispensing appliance contractors seeking to open new premises or relocate existing ones.
It also informs decisions on outline consent and premises approval applications submitted by dispensing doctors.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Primary Care Commissioning
- 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
- Buyer's portal
- Sell2Wales
Values
- Contracts value
- £45,000
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
- 064647-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ae08
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Town
- Cardiff
- Postcode
- CF15 7QZ
- Electoral ward
- Taff's Well
- Constituency
- Cardiff North
- Delivery area
- Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Area
- South East Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust)
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Jane Boult
- Phone
- +44 2921501500
- Address
- Cardiff, CF15 7QZ · Wales · Wales
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Primary Care Commissioning
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Nwssp.nhs.walesnwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- Sell2Wales portal, to register and bidsell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx
- Latest noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064647-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05ae08 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Support for the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026
Who won the Support for the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026 contract?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) awarded the contract to Primary Care Commissioning on 12 October 2025.
How much is the Support for the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026 contract worth?
The contract value is £45,000.
Who is the buyer for Support for the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust), based in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The named contact is Jane Boult, on +44 2921501500.
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