Bid for services delivered by Community Pharmacies

Use this page to bid for Public Health services delivered by Community Pharmacies.

We wish to continue the Public Health services delivered by Community Pharmacies, which include:

• smoking cessation support
• sexual and reproductive health services

HCRG Care Group will cease subcontracting these services on behalf of our Public Health team on Monday 31 March 2025. We want to have new, direct contracts between our Public Health team and Community Pharmacies to be in place from Tuesday 1 April 2025. We intend to award these contracts for a minimum of four years to 31 March 2029, with the potential for a further extension of two years to 31 March 2031.

Services within the contract

Expand the sections below to find out more about the services that are included within the contract, and read the detailed service specification.

Smoking Cessation service

The focus of the smoking cessation service is to offer behavioural support and advice to clients who want to stop smoking. It also includes the provision of nicotine replacement therapy, which provides a low level of nicotine, without the poisonous chemicals present in tobacco smoke, reducing harm and reducing unpleasant withdrawal effects.

Read the Smoking Cessation detailed service specification

Sexual and reproductive health services

The focus of the service is to provide three sexual and reproductive health information, advice and support by delivering:

• Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) free of charge to service users aged under 24 years old, according to the approved Patient Group Direction (PGD)
• Ccard condom packs free of charge to service users aged 13 to 24 years old with a valid physical or virtual B&NES Ccard
• pregnancy tests free of charge to service users aged 13 to 24 years old

Read the sexual and reproductive health services detailed service specification

How to bid for a contract

Follow the steps in the guide below to apply for a new contract to deliver these services.

1. Step 1:

   Read the detailed service specifications for each service above to familiarise yourself with the individual service requirements.

2. Step 2 2:

   1. Complete all sections of the Expression of Interest form by 5pm on Monday 10 March 2025, and email it to public_health@bathnes.gov.uk

      Download the expression of interest form

3. Step 3:

   The Public Health team will review the form and respond directly if we have any queries on your application.

4. Step 4:

   If there are no queries the Public Health team will confirm your eligibility to provide the services.

5. Step5

   The Public Health team will provide a contract for the services and send this to your general practice.

6. Step 6:

   You should review this contract, sign and date it, and then return the signed and dated document back to the Public Health team by email at public_health@bathnes.gov.uk

7. Step 7:

   1. Once signed the Public Health team will confirm how practices should submit quarterly services data and how they will receive payment.

8. Step 8:

   You are then free to provide the services from Tuesday 1 April 2025.

Get help and support

If you aren't sure how to complete the expression of interest, or have any questions you need answered, then please contact us at public_health@bathnes.gov.uk. A member of our Public Health team will respond to you.