Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 29 Apr 2025, 18:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire East

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 (UKD62)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 12 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Boots Pharmacy +6 more10 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The demand for palliative care drugs can be urgent and/or unpredictable. A number of the drugs used in palliative care are rarely used in other circumstances and are therefore often not widely available in community pharmacies. The stock held

for the Urgent Palliative Care Medicine Service should be over and above the core stock holding and the ICB agrees to reimburse contractors should this medicine be held beyond the expiry date.

The Service provider is expected to order and continuously hold the range and quantity of stock specified for the total number of hours the pharmacy is open, including bank holiday and rotas

and during any periods of locum cover.

Payment Details

£201.80 annual fee for providing full and continuous service as outlined in the service specification and irrespective of the number of prescriptions dispensed.
The fee will be paid in

four instalments of £50.45 on the completion of the

quarterly audit.

The commissioner has the discretion to withhold quarterly payments where the commissioned service provider fails to/is unable to, respond to the commissioner's assistance, including early termination of a contract for repeated transgressions.
The pharmacy is expected to carry out good stock management and on the rare occasions when medicines on the approved list expire, Cheshire East Place will reimburse the Drug Tariff or cost

price of stock that reaches its expiry date.

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 Local Pharmacists within Cheshire East Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated combined Cheshire East Indicative annual contract value of

£ 2,825.20 for the selected pharmacists to participate in this scheme. The reimbursement of palliative care drugs is funded separately.

Delivery: North West · Various pharmacy sites across Cheshire East

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: 29 Apr 2025, 18:51 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2025, 18:51 BST
Authority reference: 24-25-OYG- 27D- 01C - Palliative Care
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-017772
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD62)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05099e 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 March 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 19

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

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 19latest 12 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Boots PharmacyUrgent Palliative Care Medicines	£201 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Well PharmacySMEUrgent Palliative Care Medicines	£201 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Well PharmacySMEUrgent Palliative Care Medicines	£201 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Well PharmacySMEUrgent Palliative Care Medicines	£201 †	—	Awarded
Longmoor Healthcare LtdUrgent Palliative Care Medicines	£201 †	—	Awarded
LP SD Forty Six LtdUrgent Palliative Care Medicines	£201 †	—	Awarded
Alsager PharmacyAshfields Primary Care Centre	£201 †	—	Awarded
Andrews PharmacyUrgent Palliative Care Medicines	£201 †	—	Awarded
Asda PharmacyUrgent Palliative Care Medicines	£201 †	—	Awarded
Boots PharmacyUrgent Palliative Care Medicines	£201 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

9 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Urgent Palliative Care Medicines · Boots Pharmacy
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines · Well PharmacySME
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines · Well PharmacySME
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines · Well PharmacySME
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines · Longmoor Healthcare Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines · LP SD Forty Six Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Ashfields Primary Care Centre · Alsager Pharmacy
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines · Andrews Pharmacy
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines · Asda Pharmacy
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines · Boots Pharmacy
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicine
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
Status
active
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£201
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 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

19 commercial parties on the notice

Alsager PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FA749 25 Lawton Road, Stoke-on-Trent, North West
Andrew PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FH709 71 Kennedy Avenue, Macclesfield, North West, SK10 3DE
AsdaPharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FK144 Victoria Centre, Crewe, North West, CW1 2PT
Boots PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FJ562 Unit 12, Crewe, North West, CW1 2RP
Boots PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FPF22 64 King Street, Knutsford, North West, WA16 6DT
Boots PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FPK73 24-26 Grove Street, Wilmslow, North West, SK9 1DY
Clear PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FTG29 31-32 The Market Centre, Crewe, North West, CW1 2NG
Cohens ChemistAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FD446 38 Princess Street, Knutsford, North West, WA16 6BN
Cohens ChemistAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FXP85 Waters Green Medical Centre, Macclesfield, North West, SK11 6JL
London Road PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FD484 Unit 1, Macclesfield, North West, SK11 7SP

Show 9 more suppliers

Peak PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FAY71 5-6 Weston Square, Macclesfield, North West, SK11 8SS
Tesco PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FYD59 Tesco Superstore, Macclesfield, North West, SK10 2AB
The Village PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FNQ84 Unicorn House, Macclesfield, North West, SK10 4DG
Tytherington PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FH099 2-3 The Precinct, Macclesfield, North West, SK10 4DG
Well PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FHC12 Rope Green Medical Centre, Crewe, North West, CW2 5DA
Well PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FND14 Church View Care Centre, Nantwich, North West, CW5 5NX
Well PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FV880 Ashfields Primary Care Centre, Sandbach, North West, CW11 1DH
Well PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: V17008 Eagle Bridge Health Centre, Crewe, North West, CW1 3AW
Wells PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FG337 Cedars Medical Centre, Alsager, North West, ST7 2LU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.