On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care
A Contract Addendum Notice
by NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- ___
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 20 May 2026
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
Woking
1 buyer
Description
The aim of the service is to provide immediate and consistent access to palliative care medication across NHS Surrey Heartlands (and wider, work has been done collaboratively across Surrey) with the ultimate aim of providing the best level of End-of-Life care and reducing inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of a patient's life. To improve access for people to these specialist medicines when they are required by ensuring prompt access and continuity of supply. To support users, carers and clinicians by providing them with up-to-date information and advice, and referral where appropriate.
Ammendments to Previous Notice
2. VI.3 Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract duration is 24-months, from 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2028. The lifetime value of the contract is £2,244.00. Award decision-makers: NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB Medicines Optimisation Board (MOB) - 21st January 2026 NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee (CCC) - virtual resolution 27th January 2026 NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB Executive Committee - 4th February 2026 Julia Powell, CEO, Community Pharmacy Surrey and Sussex, declared a conflict of interest and did not attend MOB. No other conflicts of interest were identified.
CPV Codes
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
Reference
- FTS 046008-2026