Economic Analysis of Community Pharmacy - Request for Information

A Pre-Procurement Notice
by NHS ENGLAND

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Future Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
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Sector
HEALTH
Published
27 Jan 2023
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
15 Feb 2023 23:59

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

NHS England is currently requesting additional information from potential suppliers.

CPV Codes

  • 85100000 - Health services
  • 79311400 - Economic research services
  • 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
  • 85149000 - Pharmacy services

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.
  • Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

To commisison an independent supplier to proceed with a comprehensive analysis to understand the current financial situation for pharmacy contractor models of various sizes, looking across NHS and non-NHS work, and across geographic locations. As a part of the final negotiated Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) (year 4 and year 5) deal, NHSE publicly made a binding commitment to "commission an economic analysis of NHS pharmaceutical services through an independent review, using data provided by contractors, and [to] work with PSNC on the review." This information will be critical to both NHSE and HMT inform any SR bids and future pharmacy negotiations. NHSE's vision is for the community pharmacy sector to play an increased role in the delivery of integrated primary care services to support the signifcant access challenges in primary care. This expansion is essential to release capacity in the wider NHS to address more acute and complex health conditions and to maintain the long-term economic benefit to the NHS. We would welcome additional information on this request for information to submit this please follow this link - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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