Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Associated Chemists (Wicker) Ltd
- Value
- £40,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pharmacy services (CPV 85149000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 036719-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Apr 2026
- Published22 Apr 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Since 2023, NHS England has instructed ICBs that covid antivirals should be available in a community setting, shifting the service from secondary care to a private provider. The current NICE recommended treatments were reviewed by SY Integrated Medicines Optimisation Committee (IMOC) and retained a RED traffic light status, meaning prescribing is recommended by services with specialist knowledge and experience.<br/>The ICB is committed to establishing prescribing services through community pharmacies and procurement of this service is an opportunity for contractors interested in delivering prescribing services to develop their workforce to gain specialist knowledge for the assessment and prescribing of COVID-19.<br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process.<br/><br/>The approximate lifetime value of the service is £40,000.<br/><br/>This is a new service.<br/><br/>The service will run from 01/06/2026 to 31/05/2028
About the supplier
Associated Chemists (Wicker) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00496833).