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BE Force – terms and conditions

  1. If the Customer, once on the BE Force scheme, orders from a range of PI and generic products, Alliance Healthcare will supply the equivalent eligible Brand Equalisation branded product if available.
  2. If the branded line is unavailable the customer will receive the original PI or generic product ordered. 
  3. The range of branded lines on the scheme is subject to change. The product lists for each month are in the PharmacyOne Brand Equalisation formulary. 
  4. Alliance Healthcare standard terms and conditions apply to the Customer’s purchases. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between those standard terms and conditions and this form, this form shall prevail. 
  5. The Customer or Alliance Healthcare may terminate this Agreement on 30 days’ prior written notice. 
  6. The BE Force cascade will not guarantee compliance to the BE scheme, to achieve this customers will still have to follow the BE product defaults loaded onto their PMR system or follow the BE dispensary formulary produced each month.

Privacy notice:

The details in this form, including personal information, are solely used to facilitate the BE Force cascade described. These details will be retained in accordance with UK Law for 6 years after.

How we calculate the qualifying spend

We calculate the qualifying spend by adding up your purchases of products from manufacturers with
  • dual wholesaler agreements
  • three or more wholesaler agreements
  • manufacturers that do not have a reduced wholesaler agreement
Our supply chain arrangements page lists manufacturers and products which are exempt from the low spend surcharge. You can also use this page to find out if products from a particular manufacturer contributes to your qualifying spend.
All items must be delivered within the current month for them to count towards that month’s sales. All items delivered after the end of month will then contribute towards the next month’s sales.

How to avoid a charge

To avoid the charge customers will require a qualifying spend of more than £5,000 per month or ensure that all spend is on exempt products. The downloadable spreadsheet, detailing all manufacturers and their products included in a Supply Chain Arrangement and the relevant surcharge exemptions per line, can be found here. (this does not include those products which currently do not have a supply chain agreement). If you need support in reaching the qualifying spend thresholds please do not hesitate to contact the Customer Solutions Team on 0800 032 0579, where a member of the team can help you.

How credits affect qualifying spend

If you receive a credit on a product, this reduces the qualifying spend.


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