Official UK procurement notice
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCommunity Pharmacists will provide a Minor Ailments Service in line with the requirements of the Local Pharmacy First service specification and the locally agreed Patient Group Directions (PGDs), to patients in Liverpool.
By implementing Patient Group Directions, community pharmacists in Liverpool will be able to treat a wider scope of conditions, thus reducing burden on General Practice and out of hours services. Conditions covered under the PGDs for this service are Bacterial Sore Throat, Conjunctivitis & UTI.
The Provider will receive £15 per Pharmacy First consultation plus drug reimbursement if supplied. Payment will be determined by level of activity with no cap, therefore costs provided are indicative only based on the average activity across all participating pharmacies in the previous financial year and are subject to change depending on activity.
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 Liverpool pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on 31st March 2026 with an indicative annual contract value of £5,426. The contract 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
- 30 Apr 2025, 08:56 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 08:56 BST
- Authority reference
2526-QYG-99A-PharmacyFirst- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017794- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0509abFind 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP SD Forty Six Ltd | £55 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Healthy Living Pharmacies Ltd | £55 † | — | Awarded |
| Bounce Healthcare Ltd | £168 † | — | Awarded |
| RES Healthcare Ltd | £55 † | — | Awarded |
| Diamond Blue Ltd | £55 † | — | Awarded |
| David Porter Ltd | £55 † | — | Awarded |
| Kellys Pharma Ltd | £55 † | — | Awarded |
| Azfran Ltd | £55 † | — | Awarded |
| Richard Clitherow Ltd | £55 † | — | Awarded |
| Gorgemead Ltd | £388 † | — | Awarded |
39 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service · LP SD Forty Six Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service · Healthy Living Pharmacies Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service · Bounce Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £168
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service · RES Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service · Diamond Blue Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service · David Porter Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service · Kellys Pharma Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service · Azfran Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service · Richard Clitherow Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service · Gorgemead Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £388
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £111
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £332
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £332
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £166
- Status
- active
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £55
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
49 commercial parties on the notice- AD Health LtdAwarded supplier
- Allied PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Asda Stores LtdAwarded supplier
- Azfran LtdAwarded supplier
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.