# Production of three Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments \(PNA\)

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [London Borough of Barking and Dagenham](/buyers/london-borough-of-barking-and-dagenham/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £75,000
- Published: 3 March 2017
- Planned start: 24 April 2017
- Planned end: 31 January 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 468b30f6-3524-4b28-bad9-6e318c83e039-133578
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cd40edfc-c5d5-4d15-95b1-bf16f9279074

## Description

The London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham \(LBBD\), Havering \(LBH\) and Redbridge \(LBR\) have a requirement for an appropriately experienced and qualified consultant/ organisation to undertake the production of three Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment \(PNA\) to a common format; one for each of the Boroughs \(LBBD, LBH and LBR\)\. The aim of the service is to enable the Health and Wellbeing Boards \(HWB\) of the three boroughs to meet their statutory requirement and publish a timely PNA\. The PNA will provide a framework to enable the strategic development and commissioning of community pharmacy services to help meet the needs of the local individual population\. The successful provider will be expected to produce a final PNA for each of the three boroughs by 31st January 2018 for their HWBs to publish\. The content should meet the requirements of Department of Health \(DH\) guidance that applies at the time of publication\. The current guidance can be found at https://www\.gov\.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment\_data/file/197634/Pharmaceutical\_Needs\_Assessment\_Information\_Pack\.pdf\. but this may be updated during the timescale of preparing the PNAs\. The regulation that this guidance relates to can be found at http://www\.legislation\.gov\.uk/uksi/2013/349/pdfs/uksi\_20130349\_en\.pdf\.

## Related contract awards

- [HIRE AND MAINTENANCE OF USED OUT-FRONT ROTARY MOWERS](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5f548082-fa99-4b0b-9b17-879c11ff4cfa): London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- [SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ASPHALT](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f867aece-39b5-4785-ad64-8afb711cbcfc): London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- [Homecare framework](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c4996e7b-73e6-4e1c-a2bc-f1d80a95ebb6): London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/468b30f6-3524-4b28-bad9-6e318c83e039-133578)