St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines

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 (UKD71)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 19 Nov 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Leslie Road Pharmacy +8 more9 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines Service aims to improve access for people to palliative care medicines when they are required, by ensuring prompt access and continuity of supply.

It requires Providers to hold a sufficient stock of an agreed list of palliative care medicines during the opening hours of the pharmacy.

CPV: Health and social work 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 St Helens pharmacies. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on 31st March 2026 with an estimated annual contract value of £3600.00. This contract is activity based. Funding is allocated on delivery of the activity detailed within the service specification.

Delivery: North West · Various pharmacies in St Helens.

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, 21:36 BST
Last source update: 30 Apr 2025, 21:36 BST
Authority reference: 25-26-QYG-01X-Pailliative Care
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018221
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050adc 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 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

Awards 9

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

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 9latest 19 Nov 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Leslie Road Pharmacy	£400 †	—	Awarded
Hollowood Chemists Ltd	£400 †	—	Awarded
Bestway National Chemists Ltd	£400 †	—	Awarded
PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy	£400 †	—	Awarded
St Helens Millennium Centre Services LTD T/A Millennium Pharmacy	£400 †	—	Awarded
Aim RX LtdSt Helens - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines	£400 †	—	Awarded
Fairbreak LtdSt Helens - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines	£400 †	—	Awarded
Boots The Chemist Ltd	£400 †	—	Awarded
ST HELENS PHARMACY LTDSt Helens - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines	£400 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Leslie Road Pharmacy
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Hollowood Chemists Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Bestway National Chemists Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · St Helens Millennium Centre Services LTD T/A Millennium Pharmacy
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Aim RX Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Fairbreak Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Boots The Chemist Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · ST HELENS PHARMACY LTD
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£400
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 1 Lakeside 920, Central Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA11 1QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

9 commercial parties on the notice

AIM RX LTD T/A Heath PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FCR74 18 Elephant Lane, St Helens, North West, WA9 5QW
Bestway National Chemists Ltd T/A Well PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FLQ60 Merchants Warehouse, Castle Street, Manchester, North West, M3 4LZ
Boots UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FK182 1 Thane Road, Nottingham, North West, NG2 3AA
Fairbreak LTD T/A Brian H Donlon PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FR351 Woodside Health Centre, Woodside Road, Haydock, North West, WA11 0NA
Hollowood Chemists LTD T/A Taylor's PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FP729 6 Ashbrook Office Park, Longstone Road, Heald Green, Manchester, North West, M22 5LB
Leslie Road PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: St Helens Pharmacy 1 Leslie Road, St Helens, North West, WA10 3EQ
PCT Healthcare T/A Peak PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FAJ66 5-6 Concourse Way, St Helens, North West, WA9 3QW
St Helens Millennium Centre T/A Millennium PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FEQ00 29-31 Shaw Street, St Helens, North West, WA10 1DG
St Helens Pharmacy LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FGJ61 Firdale Road,, Northwich, North West, CW8 4AZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.