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Published 1 May 2025, 16:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines (Pharmacy)

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 12 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Aim RX Ltd +6 more7 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 in St Helens.

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

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 St Helens 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 £3600.00. Funding is based on achievement of activity as outlined within the service specification. This is an activity based contract and annual values will change dependent upon performance.

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: 1 May 2025, 16:03 BST
Last source update: 1 May 2025, 16:03 BST
Authority reference: 24-25-QYG-01X-Pailliative Care
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018535
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050baf 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 12th of March 2024 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision. Two committee members have 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 7

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

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 7latest 12 Mar 2024

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

Contracts

St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Aim RX Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Bestway National Chemists Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Boots The Chemist Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Fairbreak Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · Hollowood Chemists Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 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
12 Mar 2024
Value
£400
Status
active
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines · PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy
Signed
12 Mar 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 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

7 commercial parties on the notice

Aim RX LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FCR74 Heath Pharmacy, 18 Elephant Lane, St Helens, North West, WA9 5QW
Bestway National Chemists LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FLQ60 Well Pharmacy, 18 Church Road, St Helens, North West, WA11 8HE
Boots The Chemist LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FK182 Unit 3, Ravenhead Park, Milverney Way, St Helens, North West, WA9 1JF
Brian H Donlon PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FR351 Woodside Healthcare Centre, Woodside Road, St Helens, North West, WA11 0NA
Hollowood Chemists LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FP729 t/a Taylor's Pharmacy 210 West End Road, St Helens, North West, WA11 0AN
Millennium Centre Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FEQ00 31 Shaw Street, St Helens, North West, WA10 1DG
PCT Healthcare LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FAJ66 Peak Pharmacy, 6 Concourse Way, St Helens, North West, WA9 3QW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.