Pharmacy services

Tender description

A meet the buyer’s webinar event has been scheduled for the public health pharmacy Soft Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The council would like to share the upcoming plans for the Council’s public health pharmacy services procurement with providers. It is intended the service will be procured next financial year with a contract start date late summer 2021. This is not an invitation to tender. Newham Council has developed its health and wellbeing strategy and the 50 steps (2020-2023) and is looking to implement the core part of its strategic vision through experienced service providers. Newham council is intending to offer both core and specialist services, with the intention that the public health pharmacy Soft DPS will offer the following services to residents: — sexual health, — smoking cessation, — needle exchange and naloxone, — supervised consumption. Core pharmacy services — full details will be available in tender documents when contract notice is published. Estimated annual breakdown for core services is GBP 227 500. Specialist services to include: — sexual health, — smoking cessation, — needle exchange and naloxone, — supervised consumption. Full details will be available to view in tender documents when contract notice is published. Estimated annual breakdown for specialist services is GBP 210 000.