Decision - Locally Commissioned GP and Pharmacy Services PIN

Brighton and Hove Adult Social Care & Public Health Sub-Committee Decided 10 Jan 2023 for determination GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Adult Social Care & Public Health Sub-Committee

Report author

Becky Woodiwiss

Published

10 Jan 2023

Reference

6823

As published

the council's own words, unedited

to seek permission to tender for Public Health services delivered by some GP practices and pharmacies

RESOLVED – That the Sub Committee delegates authority to the Executive Director, Health and Adult Social Care to procure and award a contract for Locally Commissioned Services via a Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a call for competition for an initial period of three (3) years with two (2) optional extension periods of a further three (3) years each (Three (3) Years + Three (3) Years + Three (3) Years in Total) and delegates authority to the Executive Director, Health and Adult Social Care to grant those extensions, subject to satisfactory performance.

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The report seeks approval to re-procure locally commissioned public health services delivered through General Practices and Community Pharmacies. It recommends using a Prior Information Notice as a call for competition for an initial three-year contract, with two possible three-year extensions.

Recommendation

Delegate authority to the Executive Director, Health and Adult Social Care to procure and award contracts for Locally Commissioned Services via a Prior Information Notice as a call for competition for three years, with two optional three-year extensions subject to satisfactory performance, and to grant those extensions.

Financial impact

The planned 2023/24 budget is £0.896m per annum: £0.717m for General Practices and £0.179m for Community Pharmacies. Estimated budgets for the initial three-year period are £2.151m for GP Services and £0.537m for Community Pharmacy Services; estimated nine-year contract values are £6.453m and £1.61m respectively.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Adult Social Care and Public Health Sub-Committee

Date in document

10 Jan 2023

Stakeholders named

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General PracticesCommunity Pharmaciesregistered patientsservice userslocal communitiesPublic Health

Next steps

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Advertise a Prior Information Notice as a call for competition on Find a Tender.
Invite GPs and Community Pharmacies wishing to provide the services to submit expressions of interest.
Award contracts to organisations meeting the required quality standards and agreeing to the Council's terms and conditions.
Re-procure the GP Services before the current contracts expire on 2023-06-30.
Re-procure the Pharmacy Services before the current contracts expire on 2023-03-31.
Set revised service rates at the end of each three-year period and vary the contracts accordingly.

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