Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCST) has appointed a preferred provider through a process similar to the competitive dialogue procedure, for pharmacy provisions, including procurement of stock and dispensing. This is a health service within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Accordingly, CCST is only bound by those regulations applicable to Schedule 3 services (known as the Light Touch Regime) and is not electing to follow any other provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The preferred bidder will deliver the first regional Community Health NHS Service Pharmaceutical Procurement and Dispensing Services.

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCST) has selected a preferred provider through a process similar to the competitive dialogue procedure, for pharmacy provisions, including procurement of stock and dispensing. These services are to be delivered across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Peterborough and Suffolk.

The following is a list of services, but this list is not exhaustive and services may change. There is a need for the community clinics to have supplies for the core services of:

— dental healthcare — stock, including S3 Controlled drug (midazolam)

— dynamic health (musculoskeletal service — MSK) — stock

— iCaSH integrated contraception and sexual health).

(a) stock, including over-labelled packs for patients to take away, vaccines, some unlicensed products, in accordance with our iCaSH Formulary

(b) VAT efficient dispensing service, mainly ARVs

(i) to be supported by a specialist pharmacist who will participate in MDT

(ii) in accordance with NHS England's commissioning criteria

(iii) to be supplied at CMU contract prices. We are bound by DoH rules but will endeavor to facilitate access

— supplies to support the annual flu programme

— management Information.

Included in the strategic approach was a set of vested contract principles designed to facilitate and develop a true partnership approach, such as the ability for the preferred partner to 'earn' additional years of the contract relationship, within the maximum extension beyond the initial 3-year term up to a maximum of two further years, through over-performance and exceeding expectations from the core contract minimum standards.