Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley

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 LP SD Forty Six Ltd +2 more3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The object of the service is to maintain an agreed stock of medicines used in the treatment of palliative care patients at designated community pharmacies. This is intended for supply by community pharmacies against FP10 prescriptions issued.

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 Knowsley Pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on the 31st March 2025. The contract value is 0 and activity based. Funding is based on delivery of the activity outlined within the service specification. Additional information: 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 provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Delivery: North West · Multiple Pharmacies across the Knowsley area within Cheshire and Merseyside.

85100000 Health services

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, 15:30 BST
Last source update: 30 Apr 2025, 15:30 BST
Authority reference: 25-26-QYG-01J-PALLC
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018105
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050a7f 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 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 3

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

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 3latest 19 Nov 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
LP SD Forty Six Ltd	£0 †	—	Awarded
Asda Stores Ltd	£0 †	—	Awarded
Boots UK Ltd	£0 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley · LP SD Forty Six Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley · Asda Stores Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley · Boots UK Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£0
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

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICBReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

ASDA Store Ltd, t/a ASDA, HuytonAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FG352 Huyton, Knowsley, North West
Boots, PrescotAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FKM99 Presot, Knowsley, North West
LP SD Forty Six Ltd, t/a Allied Pharmacy Pilch LaneAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FEM99 Pilch Lane, Knowsley, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.