Official UK procurement notice
NECS576 - Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service - North West
Authority: NHS England - North West (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
CPV: Health services
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Liverpool Postcode Areas L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L18, L25Awarded North West
INTENTION TO AWARD
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to.
Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents.
On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question.
All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation.
This is a new service.
Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025
Contract End Date: 31/03/2029
Lot #2Knowsley Postcode Areas L32, L33, L36Cancelled North West
INTENTION TO AWARD
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to.
Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents.
On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question.
All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation.
This is a new service.
Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025
Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.
Lot #3Sefton Postcode Areas L20, L21, L22Cancelled North West
INTENTION TO AWARD
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to.
Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents.
On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question.
All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation.
This is a new service.
Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025
Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.
Lot #4St Helens Postcode Areas WA10, WA11, WA12Cancelled North West
INTENTION TO AWARD
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to.
Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents.
On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question.
All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation.
This is a new service.
Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025
Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.
Lot #5Wirral Postcode Areas Group 1 (CH41, CH43, CH44, CH 45), Group 2 (CH46, CH47), Group 3 (CH48, CH49)Cancelled North West
INTENTION TO AWARD
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to.
Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents.
On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question.
All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation.
This is a new service.
Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025
Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.
Lot #6Blackburn with Darwin Postcode Areas BB1, BB2, BB3Cancelled North West
INTENTION TO AWARD
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to.
Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents.
On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question.
All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation.
This is a new service.
Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025
Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.
Lot #7East Lancashire Postcode Areas BB5, BB9, BB12, BB18Cancelled North West
INTENTION TO AWARD
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to.
Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents.
On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question.
All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation.
This is a new service.
Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025
Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.
Lot #8Preston Postcode Areas PR1, PR2, PR3Cancelled North East
INTENTION TO AWARD
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to.
Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents.
On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question.
All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation.
This is a new service.
Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025
Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.
Lot #9West Lancashire Postcode Areas L39, L40, WN8Cancelled North West
INTENTION TO AWARD
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission 66 Community Pharmacy sites for the provision of Community Pharmacy Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Pertussis Vaccination Enhanced Service for the North West of England.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
The contract term is for an initial period of 20 months commencing on 01/08/2025 with an option to extend for a further 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to.
Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents.
On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question.
All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation.
This is a new service.
Contract Start Date: 01/08/2025
Contract End Date: 31/03/2029 Additional information: Potential Providers selected a Lot and a postcode area within that Lot to submit Tender Responses to and these responses were scored and selected from within each Lot and postcode area.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.: 100
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.: 100
Published award criteria (2)
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.: 100
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.: 100
- Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jun 2025, 13:16 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2025, 10:23 BST
- Authority reference
NECS576- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045078- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054940Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of these contracts is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 27th June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Contracts will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. Written representation should be sent to: [email protected] Details of the individual(s) making the award decision: Head of Public Health Transformation Northwest Deputy Regional Chief Pharmacist Regional Senior Pharmacy Professional Advisor Head of Operations Head of Operations - Covid-19 Vaccination Programme NHS England Commissioning Committee The key criteria were considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents and formed the basis for evaluation questions that providers were asked to response to. Provider responses were submitted and held on a secure electronic tendering system which evaluators accessed to complete initial evaluation against the scoring criteria, which was laid out in the procurement documents. On completion of the initial evaluation, evaluation panel representatives met to agree a consensus score for each question. The consensus score formed the final score for each question. All Evaluators completed training on the Evaluation process prior to their initial evaluation. There were no conflicts of interests identified. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE FIND A TENDER SERVICE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO LINK THE ORIGINAL NOTICE TO THIS INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE. FOR REFERENCE THE ORIGINAL LINKED NOTICE REFERENCE IS; 2025/S 000-013552
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated1 Aug 2025, 10:23 BST
Published amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. These contracts have now been formally awarded using the PSR Competitive Process. 59 contracts have 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 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to t…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Liverpool Postcode Areas L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L18, L251 award | |||
| Cohens Chemist Argyle StreetLot 1 Postcode Area L1 | — | — | Awarded |
| Not linked to a lot9 awards | |||
| Bounce Healthcare LtdPostcode Area L9 | — | — | Awarded |
| Cohens Chemist Eaton RoadPostcode Area L12 | — | — | Awarded |
| Sharief Healthcare LtdPostcode Area L13 | — | — | Awarded |
| Imaan LtdSMEPostcode Area L15 | — | — | Awarded |
| OptiChem UK LtdPostcode Area L15 | — | — | Awarded |
| Green Lane PharmacyPostcode Area L18 | — | — | Awarded |
| Top Tops LtdPostcode Area L32 | — | — | Awarded |
| Daveys LtdPostcode Area L36 | — | — | Awarded |
| Exel (Chemists) LtdPostcode Area L36 | — | — | Awarded |
56 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Lot 1 Postcode Area L1 · Cohens Chemist Argyle Street
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L9 · Bounce Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L13 · Sharief Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L15 · Imaan LtdSME
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L15 · OptiChem UK Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L18 · Green Lane Pharmacy
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L32 · Top Tops Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L36 · Daveys Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L36 · Exel (Chemists) Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L36
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L3
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L36
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area L21
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area WA10
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area WA11
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area WA11
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area WA12
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area Group 1
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area Group 1
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Postcode Area Group 2
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Liverpool Postcode Areas L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L18, L25 | 1bids | — | — | £0 – £1 |
| Whole notice | 8bids | — | — | £0 – £1 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- St Helens Pharmacy ta FishlocksAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.