Official UK procurement notice
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCare at the Chemist (Minor Ailment) service aims to promote self-care by encouraging people with minor ailments to access advice and treatment from a local community pharmacy through the care at the chemist scheme.
This service will release capacity in other health care setting such General Practice, NHS 111 and A&E.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to multiple pharmacies across Sefton Place within Cheshire and Merseyside to offer patients care at the chemist for minor aliments.
The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027. The contact is activity based.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Apr 2026, 16:20 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2026, 16:20 BST
- Authority reference
26-27-QYG-01T-01V-CATC- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038780- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068d2dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. On the 18th of November 2025 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Lewis Pharmacy | £0 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Superdrug Stores Ltd | £0 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy | £0 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Asda Central 12 Shopping Park | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy | £0 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy | £0 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| GORGEMEAD LIMITED | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| Asda Stores Ltd | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| Cohens Chemist | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| Superdrug Stores Ltd | £0 † | — | Awarded |
22 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy) · Day Lewis Pharmacy
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy) · Superdrug Stores Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy) · Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy) · Asda Central 12 Shopping Park
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy) · Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy) · Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy) · GORGEMEAD LIMITED
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy) · Asda Stores Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy) · Cohens Chemist
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy) · Superdrug Stores Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Care At The Chemist - Sefton Place (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
32 commercial parties on the notice- AIM RX Ltd T/A Bridge Road ChemistAwarded supplier
- AV Pharma Limited T/A Meadows PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Alexanders PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Asda Central 12 Shopping ParkAwarded supplier
- Asda PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Asda Stores LimitedAwarded supplier
- Cambridge Road PharmacyAwarded supplier
- CarePlus Health Limited T/A CarePlus ChemistAwarded supplier
- Cohens ChemistAwarded supplier
- Cohens Chemist Gordon Youth CentreAwarded supplier
Show 22 more suppliers
- Day Lewis PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Day Lewis PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Day Lewis PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Flyde Road PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Formby Health RoomsAwarded supplier
- Gorgemead Limited T/A Cohens ChemistAwarded supplier
- Hesketh Park PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Mary Davey Chemists LtdAwarded supplier
- Norwood Healthcare Ltd T/A Allied Pharmacy Norwood AvenueAwarded supplier
- Rowlands Pharamcy (FCP25)Awarded supplier
- Rowlands Pharmacy (FGK19)Awarded supplier
- Rowlands Pharmacy (FDT94)Awarded supplier
- Rowlands Pharmacy (FFT27)Awarded supplier
- Sedem PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/ A Allied Pharmacy (Crosby Road)Awarded supplier
- Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Allied Pharmacy Chapel LaneAwarded supplier
- Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Allied Pharmacy Moore StreetAwarded supplier
- Sharief healthcare Ltd T/A Allied Pharmacy Knowsley RoadAwarded supplier
- St Marks PharmacyAwarded supplier
- SuperdrugAwarded supplier
- SuperdrugAwarded supplier
- Woolleys Internet PharmacyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
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