Community Pharmacy Locally Commissioned Service for Emergency Palliative Care Drugs

Concepts

• pharmacy services
• lewes
• emergency palliative care drugs
• nhs sussex integrated care board
• other nhs pharmacies
• life care prescribing guidance
• life care
• community pharmacy providers
• registered community pharmacies
• community pharmacy locally commissioned service

Location

Lewes

Description

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has recommissioned the Community Pharmacy Locally Commissioned Service for Emergency Palliative Care Drugs to support people with palliative and end of life care needs access to medication in an emergency.

Total Quantity or Scope

The ICB is seeking providers to hold a locally agreed range and minimum quantity of emergency palliative care drugs (based on the Sussex palliative and end of life care prescribing guidance) with a commitment to ensure that users of this service have prompt access to these medicines during the pharmacy's regular core and supplementary hours. The ICB are now inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from registered community pharmacies in Sussex with an NHS dispensing contract to provide this service from 1 November 2025 - 31 March 2028. The eligibility of community pharmacy providers is listed below: Essential criteria The participating community pharmacies must be: • Located within either East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove • Meet the core contractual obligations required by NHS England for the Essential Services within the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. • Contracted days will be for a minimum of opening Monday to Saturday with core hours a minimum of 40 hours per week. • Able to access the pharmacies NHS e-mail during operating hours listed above. • Must be able to access the list of other NHS pharmacies participating in this scheme hosted on the NHS Sussex intranet to effectively signpost patients. Exclusion criteria • Community pharmacies outside Sussex. • Distance Selling Pharmacies (DSPs).

Renewal Options

Under the Provider Selection Regime 2023, the option of a Direct Award will be considered by the Commissioner.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85149000 - Pharmacy services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Providers who wish to take part in the Commissioning Process should contact sxicb.sussex-lcs-claims@nhs.net