Official UK procurement notice
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Care at the Chemist scheme allows patients to consult a community pharmacist rather than a GP for a defined list of minor ailments.
The service aims to improve access and choice for people with minor ailments by promoting self-care through the pharmacy, including provision of advice and, where appropriate, medicines and/or appliances without the need to visit the GP Practice.
CPV: Health and social work 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 St Helens pharmacies. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on 31st March 2026 with an indicative annual contract value of £146880. 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
- 1 May 2025, 07:24 BST
- Last source update
- 1 May 2025, 07:24 BST
- Authority reference
25-26-QYG-01X-CATC- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018224- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aim RX Ltd | £8,160 † | — | Awarded |
| Longsters Pharmacy | £8,160 † | — | Awarded |
| LP SD ONE Ltd T/A Legh Street Pharmacy | £8,160 † | — | Awarded |
| St Helens Millennium Centre Services LTD T/A Millennium Pharmacy | £8,160 † | — | Awarded |
| PA White Chemist | £8,160 † | — | Awarded |
| PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy | £8,160 † | — | Awarded |
| L Rowland & Co (Retail) Ltd | £8,160 † | — | Awarded |
| Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy | £8,160 † | — | Awarded |
| ST HELENS PHARMACY LTD | £8,160 † | — | Awarded |
| Tomlinsons of Lytham Ltd | £8,160 † | — | Awarded |
8 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service · Aim RX Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place Care at the Chemist Service · Longsters Pharmacy
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service · LP SD ONE Ltd T/A Legh Street Pharmacy
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service · St Helens Millennium Centre Services LTD T/A Millennium Pharmacy
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place Care at the Chemist Service · PA White Chemist
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service · PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service · L Rowland & Co (Retail) Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service · Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service · ST HELENS PHARMACY LTD
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service · Tomlinsons of Lytham Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place- Care at the Chemist Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemists Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- Status
- active
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £8,160
- 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
18 commercial parties on the notice- AIM RX LTD T/A Heath Pharmacy, Jolley's PharmacyAwarded supplier
- ASDA Stores LTDAwarded supplier
- Bestway National Chemists Ltd T/A Well PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Boots UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Fairbreak LTDAwarded supplier
- Farleys Chemist LimitedAwarded supplier
- Hollowood Chemists LtdAwarded supplier
- Jackson's Chemist LtdAwarded supplier
- L Rowland & CO (Retail) LtdAwarded supplier
- LP SD ONE Ltd T/A Legh Street PharmacyAwarded supplier
Show 8 more suppliers
- Liverpool Road Healthcare Ltd T/A Liverpool Road PharmacyAwarded supplier
- PA White ChemistAwarded supplier
- PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane PharmacyAwarded supplier
- St Helens Millennium Centre T/A Millennium PharmacyAwarded supplier
- St Helens Pharmacy LTDAwarded supplier
- Sykes Chemists Ltd T/A Longsters PharmacyAwarded supplier
- Tomlinsons of Lytham T/A Ashtons Pharmacy, Four Acre PharmacyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.