Official UK procurement notice
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contracted pharmacy will provide advice and support to people on the management of minor ailments from the agreed formulary, including where necessary, the supply of medicines for the treatment of the minor ailment, for those people who would have otherwise gone to their GP for a prescription.
Where appropriate the pharmacy may sell OTC medicines to the person to help manage the minor ailment, as described in the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework, Essential Service- Support for Self-Care. The pharmacy will operate a triage system,
including referral to other health and social care professionals,
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a Halton pharmacies across Cheshire and…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a Halton pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on the 31st March 2026.
A fee of £2.00 will be paid for each consultation undertaken as part of the service.
A fee of £0.95 will be paid for each item dispensed as part of the service.
The Pharmacy will be reimbursed for the medication supplied under the 'CATC' service according to the current dm+d price.
Where patients are not exempt from prescription charges and have paid the NHS Levy to the Pharmacy, such sums will be deducted from the relevant month's remuneration.
The contract value is approximately £26,640 which is subject to change due to being an activity based contract.
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
- 30 Apr 2025, 17:50 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 17:50 BST
- Authority reference
25-26-QYG-01F-CATC- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018189- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- 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 19th of November 2024 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision. One committee member has a standing declaration of interest. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strachan's Chemist | £1,480 † | — | Awarded |
| Figtree Healthcare Ltd | £1,480 † | — | Awarded |
| PCT Healthcare Ltd (Peak Healthcare) | £1,480 † | — | Awarded |
| RJR Chem Ltd | £1,480 † | — | Awarded |
| Superdrug Stores Ltd | £1,480 † | — | Awarded |
| Sharief Healthcare Ltd | £1,480 † | — | Awarded |
| Bestway National Chemists Ltd | £1,480 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Bestway National Chemists Ltd | £1,480 † | — | Awarded |
| Alamaz limited | £1,480 † | — | Awarded |
| Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Windmill Hill Pharmacy) | £1,480 † | — | Awarded |
8 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service · Strachan's Chemist
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service · Figtree Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service · PCT Healthcare Ltd (Peak Healthcare)
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service · RJR Chem Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service · Superdrug Stores Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service · Sharief Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service · Bestway National Chemists Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service · Bestway National Chemists Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service · Alamaz limited
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service · Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Windmill Hill Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,480
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
18 commercial parties on the notice- Alamaz Limited (West Bank Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
- Bestway National Chemists LtdAwarded supplier
- Bestway National Chemists LtdAwarded supplier
- Boots the Chemist LtdAwarded supplier
- Boots the Chemist LtdAwarded supplier
- Cooke's LtdAwarded supplier
- Fairbreak Ltd (McDougall's Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
- Figtree Healthcare Ltd (Nicholson's Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
- Imaan Ltd (Farnworth Village Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
- Imaan Ltd (Hale Village Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
Show 8 more suppliers
- PCT Healthcare Ltd (Peak Healthcare)Awarded supplier
- Runcorn PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Sharief Healthcare Ltd (Upton Rocks Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
- St Helen's Pharmacy Ltd (Ditton Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
- Superdrug Stores LtdAwarded supplier
- Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Crow Wood Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
- Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Halton Brook Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
- Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Windmill Hill Pharmacy)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
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