# Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Medway Council](/buyers/medway-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £30,000
- Published: 13 July 2017
- Planned start: 1 September 2017
- Planned end: 31 March 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6d7e6edd-ec69-4968-895d-8ef64cf691ce-159858
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-924530ac-5b2b-48a4-a335-b9c97adaf32d

## Description

The current Medway Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment \(PNA\) for Medway was undertaken in 2014 and is due to expire in March 2018\. This is a mandatory function that Health and Wellbeing boards need to deliver every three years\. It was agreed by Public Health DMT \(Directorate Management Team\) that this Needs Assessment be undertaken independently and should be commissioned out\. The Provider will ensure a specialist consultant \("Specialist"\) with a thorough understanding of pharmaceutical services and the regulatory framework governing the pharmaceutical sector, is engaged to refresh the PNA for Medway Council\. The Specialist will also provide support to the development of the Council's public health plans and other strategies where these require alignment with the PNA\.

## Related contract awards

- [Provision of an Assessment Bed Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ba0939b7-7217-424e-a0b0-a8389c878280): Medway Council
- [GB-Chatham: TPPL Medway Council NEPO HGV Lot 2 - 46 x RCVs \(20302\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a2798e0b-29e9-4468-acdb-83f45e70bd05): Medway Council
- [Support to Live at Home Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-01b96ec3-ee75-4b2c-8587-22f34534e3cb): Medway Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d7e6edd-ec69-4968-895d-8ef64cf691ce-159858)