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PSR Direct Award Process B - Varenicline Support Pathway

Details

Buyer
North East Lincolnshire Council
Supplier(s)
7 suppliers
  • Allied Pharmacy Ltd
  • Immingham Pharmacy
  • Periville Chemist
  • Pharmacy@Freeman Street
  • Pharmacy@Roxton
  • PharmacyFirst
  • Weelsby View Pharmacy Ltd, Weelsby View Pharmacy
Value
£27,000
Topic
Health services
Published
2 April 2026
Source
uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The contract enables pharmacies to dispense Varenicline, a medication design to support individuals in quitting smoking. The contracts have been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Direct Award Process B 9 Pharmacies have been awarded an individual contract to deliver the Varenicline service. The service will be contracted for a period of 12 months from 1st February 2026 to 31st January 2027 plus 2 x 12 month extensions. The contract value is approximately £27k over the 36 month period. It is not possible to accurately state the exact value as the services are demand led. The contract awards have been made following direct award process B under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR Lot 1: The contract enables pharmacies to dispense Varenicline, a medication design to support individuals in quitting smoking. The contracts have been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Direct Award Process B. 9 Pharmacies have been awarded an individual contract to deliver the Varenicline service. The service will be contracted for a period of 12 months from 1st February 2026 to 31st January 2027 plus 2 x 12 month extensions. The contract value is approximately £27k over the 36 month period. It is not possible to accurately state the exact value as the services are demand led. The contract awards have been made following direct award process B under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Additional information: The service will be contracted for a period of 36 months from 1st February 2026 to 31st January 2029. The contract value declared in section 11.1.7 is the approximate contract value over the 36month period. It is not possible to accurately state the exact value as the pharmacy services are demand led. Estimated contract value is £27,000 Conflicts of Interest - No conflict of interests were declared prior, or during the preparation and award of the contracts

Timeline

  1. Award date1 February 2026
  2. Award published2 April 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

North East Lincolnshire Council is a local authority with its own procurement specialists buying goods, services, works and concession contracts. Tenders are advertised on YORtender, the Yorkshire and Humber e-tendering system run by Mercell, where suppliers register free. Contracts range from single-supplier agreements to framework agreements with several suppliers. A Procurement Pipeline sets out indicative procurement activity for the next 18 months. Every contract awarded for works, services and supplies appears on a live contracts register. The Procurement Strategy 2023 to 2027 prioritises smaller businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of North East Lincolnshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and transport services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85100000 · Health services

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