PRJ2144 Access to Palliative and End-of-Life Care Medicines Through Community Pharmacies in North East London - Market Engagement

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    "id": "GB-NHS-A3A8R",
    "name": "NHS North East London Integrated Care Board"
  },
  "date": "2025-03-19T15:51:45Z",
  "id": "010209-2025",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
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        "locality": "LONDON",
        "postalCode": "E15 1DA",
        "region": "UKI41",
        "streetAddress": "4th Floor - Unex Tower, 5 Station Street"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "hub.queries@nhs.net"
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        "url": "https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/"
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    "amendments": [
      {
        "description": "The date to respond to the questionnaire has been extended  to 26th March 2025 (midday).\nInterested providers can now access the draft service specification by using the link provided here: \nhttps://1drv.ms/w/c/427b7a79168bc26d/EWttmmXBBaFAk7R9H2cz_5AB_tmtuSFY6pX3xtErPgim1g?e=eETgbf",
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              "date": "2025-03-26"
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    "classification": {
      "description": "Pharmacy services",
      "id": "85149000",
      "scheme": "CPV"
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    "description": "North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) are seeking to commission Service Providers within NEL to provide access to palliative end-of-life care (PEoLC) medicines to patients in the community in North East London.\nThe main service outcome will be to facilitate easy and timely access to PEoLC medicines, enabling patients to achieve good symptom control. \nIt is expected that the service provider will:\n\u2022\tMaintain a specific stock of PEoLC medicines to ensure timely supply for patients. \n\u2022\tSupport access to PEoLC medicines both in and out of hours. \n\u2022\tProvide information and advice relating to the use of EoLC medicines to family members/ carers/ healthcare professionals. \n\u2022\tProvide flexible options for the collection or delivery of PEoLC medicines for out of hours service provision.\nNEL ICB is seeking providers who will provide this service within their usual working hours.\nIt is also expected that the provider will be able to support out-of-hours (OOH) service provisions; defined as hours outside their normal operating times.\nThe provision for OOHs service would either be by participating in a rota system co-ordinated by NEL ICB across NEL or this will be delivered through a single provider. The minimum requirement (weeks per year as part of the rota) to be determined depending on the responses received from the expression of interest. \nTo assist the Commissioners with testing its assumptions and proposed service requirements, a market engagement feedback questionnaire has been developed to obtain understanding of the market\u0027s feedback and interest on the following: \n Outline of service requirements and KPI\u0027s\n\u2022\tIndication on provider to participate in OOHs service provision\n\u2022\ttimescales for procurement and mobilisation of the new contract\n\u2022\tproposed contract duration and financial model",
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    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "title": "PRJ2144 Access to Palliative and End-of-Life Care Medicines Through Community Pharmacies in North East London - Market Engagement"
  }
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