Contract

Primary Care - Pharmacy Services

  • The North Yorkshire Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-033579

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-054faa

Published 19 June 2025, 10:21am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The North Yorkshire Council

County Hall, Racecourse Lane

Northallerton

DL78AD

Contact

Laura Baxter

Email

laura.baxter@northyorks.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1609797971

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Primary Care - Pharmacy Services

Reference number

90556

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85149000 - Pharmacy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,795,100

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Needle Exchange and Harm Reduction Service

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85149000 - Pharmacy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Patient Choice / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

All awards have been made following Direct Award Process B of the Provider Selection Regime.

Awards have been made to both existing and new Providers.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Opiate Substitute Supervised Consumption Service

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85149000 - Pharmacy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Patient Choice / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

All awards have been made following Direct Award Process B of the Provider Selection Regime.

Awards have been made to both existing and new Providers.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Sexual Health Services

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85149000 - Pharmacy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Patient Choice / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

All awards have been made following Direct Award Process B of the Provider Selection Regime.

Awards have been made to both existing and new Providers.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Voucher Scheme

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85149000 - Pharmacy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provision of advice and dispensing of the

nicotine replacement products.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Patient Choice / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

All awards have been made following Direct Award Process B of the Provider Selection Regime.

Awards have been made to both existing and new Providers.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Day Lewis PLC

2 Peterwood Way

Croydon

CR0 4UQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Companies House

01202866

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £2,795,100 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Trimdon Healthcare Limited

57 The Oval, New Walk

Leicester

LE1 7EA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Companies House

15262438

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £2,795,100 taken into consideration


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 May 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Derwent Pharmacy Limited

Ian Beecham House Norton Road, Norton

Malton

YO17 9RD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Companies House

06685533

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £2,795,100 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

This award has followed the procurement governance process at North Yorkshire Council. No conflicts of interest were identified.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

The Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom