Palliative Care Medicine Services in Warrington

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD61)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 15 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Asda Stores Ltd +8 more9 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Selected Warrington pharmacies hold the stock of an agreed range of drugs used in palliative care. The list will be agreed between Warrington Place and the local palliative care specialists and updated as necessary.

The Provider must order and continuously hold the range and quantity of stock specified for the total number of hours the Provider is open, including bank holiday and rotas and during any periods of locum cover.

The Provider must include the Palliative Care Medicine Service in their entry on NHS Choices where possible and accept referrals from NHS 111.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #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 Warrington pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated annual contract value of £6,417.

Delivery: North West

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: 18 Mar 2025, 10:27 GMT
Last source update: 18 Mar 2025, 10:27 GMT
Authority reference: 24-25-QYG-02E-Pall
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-009830
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD61)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ee4d Find 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 15th December 2023 the Warrington Place Senior Leadership Team approved this decision and no conflicts of interest were declared.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 9

Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 9latest 15 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Asda Stores Ltd	£713 †	—	Awarded
Boot UK Ltd	£713 †	—	Awarded
Click Trading Ltd	£713 †	—	Awarded
Dallam Pharmacy	£713 †	—	Awarded
Greencross Pharmacy Ltd	£713 †	—	Awarded
Hughes Chemist	£713 †	—	Awarded
PCT Healthcare Ltd	£713 †	—	Awarded
Bestway National Chemists Ltd	£713 †	—	Awarded
The Hub Pharmacy	£713 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Palliative Care Medicine Services in Warrington · Asda Stores Ltd
Signed
15 Dec 2023
Value
£713
Status
active
Palliative Care Medicine Services in Warrington · Boot UK Ltd
Signed
15 Dec 2023
Value
£713
Status
active
Palliative Care Medicine Services in Warrington · Click Trading Ltd
Signed
15 Dec 2023
Value
£713
Status
active
Palliative Care Medicine Services in Warrington · Dallam Pharmacy
Signed
15 Dec 2023
Value
£713
Status
active
Palliative Care Medicine Services in Warrington · Greencross Pharmacy Ltd
Signed
15 Dec 2023
Value
£713
Status
active
Palliative Care Medicine Services in Warrington · Hughes Chemist
Signed
15 Dec 2023
Value
£713
Status
active
Palliative Care Medicine Services in Warrington · PCT Healthcare Ltd
Signed
15 Dec 2023
Value
£713
Status
active
Palliative Care Medicine Services in Warrington · Bestway National Chemists Ltd
Signed
15 Dec 2023
Value
£713
Status
active
Palliative Care Medicine Services in Warrington · The Hub Pharmacy
Signed
15 Dec 2023
Value
£713
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG No 1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park, WARRINGTON, North West, WA11QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

9 commercial parties on the notice

Asda Stores LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FRQ87 Asda House, South Bank, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, LS11 5AD
Bestway National Chemists LimitedAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FAA49 The Baths Health & Wellbeing Centre, Warrington, North West, WA1 1UG
Boots UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FJ729 Gemini Retail Park, Warrington, North West, WA5 2LS
Click Trading LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FE279 3 Osbourne Court, Warrington, North West, WA4 2LS
Dallam PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FD639 Unit 1, Longshaw Street, Warrington, North West, WA5 0FF
Greencross PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FK402 1 Allen Street, Warrington, North West, WA2 7JD
Hughes ChemistAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FYT65 158 Knutsford Road, Warrington, North West, WA4 2QU
PCT Healthcare LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FQX29 Jackson Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 4DZ
The Hub PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FR245 Burtonwood Road, Warrington, North West, WA5 3LN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.