Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

Darlington Borough Council
North East
Direct award
1 April 2025 to 30 April 2025

Delivery of a comprehensive pharmaceutical needs assessment to evaluate local pharmacy service provision and identify gaps in health service coverage. The project involves data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the production of a formal report to inform local health commissioning strategies and statutory compliance requirements.

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Awarded value: £4.5m; As published
Published: 29 April 2025
Awarded: 31 March 2025; NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)
Contract length: 1 month; Ends 30 April 2025

What the contract covers

Provision of professional consultancy services to conduct statutory pharmaceutical needs assessments for local government public health and commissioning departments.

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2025 to 30 April 2025
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 85140000

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Lifecycle

Published
29 April 2025
Contract awardedto NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)
31 March 2025
Contract starts
1 April 2025
Contract ends
30 April 2025

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Darlington Borough Council

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NHS North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/938290/pharmaceutical-needs-assessment
Buyer reference: PB2025-00022
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05096f
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Darlington Borough Council. Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. Contract award, 29 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/938290/pharmaceutical-needs-assessment (accessed 4 November 2026).