Support for the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2026
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Estimated Value
Up to £45,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
13 October 2025
Type
services
Overview
The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 places a statutory duty on Health Boards in Wales to prepare and publish an assessment of pharmaceutical service needs. The NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020 specify the minimum content requirements for a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) and outline the process that must be followed during its development.
To support implementation, the Welsh Government has issued non-statutory guidance for Health Boards (HBs). The primary aim of a PNA is to enhance the planning and delivery of pharmaceutical services by ensuring Health Boards thoroughly assess the needs of their populations and align services accordingly. PNAs help Health Boards identify: Where additional contractor premises may be needed Where more dispensing doctors are required Whether current providers are sufficiently meeting pharmaceutical needs Where existing contractors may need to offer additional services Once published, the PNA is used by Cardiff & Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) to evaluate applications from pharmacies and dispensing appliance contractors seeking to open new premises or relocate existing ones.
Regulations cited
- The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017
Submission
It also informs decisions on outline consent and premises approval applications submitted by dispensing doctors.
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Primary Care Commissioning
£45,000
Likely incumbents
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- 1
ID Medical Group Ltd
9 contracts wonlatest 9 Sept 2026£17m
total awarded
- 2
NUFFIELD HEALTH
4 contracts wonlatest 24 Dec 2025£751,579
total awarded
- 3
ST JOSEPH'S INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL LIMITED
4 contracts wonlatest 23 Dec 2025£544,352
total awarded
- 4
Practice Plus Group
4 contracts wonlatest 23 Dec 2025£4m
total awarded
- 5
SPAMEDICA LTD
2 contracts wonlatest 26 May 2026£6m
total awarded
ID Medical Group Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Key Dates
Published
13 October 2025
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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