Contract award · 1 Apr 2025

Primary Care - Pharmacy Services

North Yorkshire Council awarded “Primary Care - Pharmacy Services” to Boots UK Ltd, Filey Medical Services Limited, Bestway National Chemists Limited.

No competitionHealth & social careYorkshire and the Humber

Value across 3 lots Not published

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.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
North Yorkshire Council · Regional or local authority
Value
Not published
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Pharmacy services (CPV 85149000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Apr 2025
  2. Published28 Aug 2025Published 149 days after the contract date

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.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Primary Care - Pharmacy ServicesBoots UK Ltd—
Primary Care - Pharmacy ServicesFiley Medical Services Limited SME—
Primary Care - Pharmacy ServicesBestway National Chemists Limited SME—

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