Official UK procurement notice
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy)
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description(CATC) The 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, where appropriate.
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 selected Halton pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027. 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. This is 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
- 23 Apr 2026, 17:02 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 17:02 BST
- Authority reference
26-27-QYG-01F-CATC- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037301- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068a1bFind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aim RX Ltd | £1,500 † | — | Awarded |
| Cooke's Ltd | £3,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Fairbreak Ltd | £1,500 † | — | Awarded |
| Figtree Healthcare Ltd | £1,500 † | — | Awarded |
| Hale Village Ltg | £1,500 † | — | Awarded |
| PCT Healthcare Ltd | £3,000 † | — | Awarded |
| RJR Chem Ltd | £1,500 † | — | Awarded |
| Sharief Healthcare Ltd | £1,500 † | — | Awarded |
| ST HELENS PHARMACY LTD | £1,500 † | — | Awarded |
| Superdrug | £1,500 † | — | Awarded |
9 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) · Aim RX Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) · Cooke's Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £3,000
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) · Fairbreak Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) · Figtree Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) · Hale Village Ltg
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) · PCT Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £3,000
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) · RJR Chem Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) · Sharief Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) · ST HELENS PHARMACY LTD
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) · Superdrug
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £4,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £3,000
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,500
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £3,000
- Status
- active
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy)
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £3,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
19 commercial parties on the notice- Aim RX LtdAwarded supplier
- Alamaz limitedAwarded supplier
- Asda StoresLtfAwarded supplier
- Bestway National Chemists LtdAwarded supplier
- Boot UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Cooke's LtdAwarded supplier
- Fairbreak LtdAwarded supplier
- Figtree Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
- Freethorn LtdAwarded supplier
- Gorgemead LtdAwarded supplier
Show 9 more suppliers
- Hale Village LtgAwarded supplier
- Ian StrachanAwarded supplier
- PCT Healthcare ltdAwarded supplier
- Paxon ltdAwarded supplier
- RJR Chem LtdAwarded supplier
- Sharief Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
- St Helens Pharmacy LtdAwarded supplier
- Superdrug Stores LtdAwarded supplier
- Wise Pharmacies LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
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