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Published 9 May 2025, 13:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wirral Palliative Care Emergency Medicines Service

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 (UKD74)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 12 Mar 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Loquat Pharma Ltd T/A Allied Pharmacy +9 more10 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this service is to improve access to essential palliative care medicines, to ensure continuity of supply, and to support patients, carers and healthcare professionals by providing them with information, advice and signposting, where appropriate.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to selected pharmacies across Wirral.

The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and expired on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated annual contract value of £2274.

This contract is activity based and funding is aligned to delivery of the activity as outlined within the service specification.

Delivery: North West · Various pharmacies located across Wirral.

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
9 May 2025, 13:34 BST
Last source update
9 May 2025, 13:34 BST
Authority reference
24-25-QYG-12F-Palliative Care
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020074
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fbc Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

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 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 10
Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 10latest 12 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Loquat Pharma Ltd T/A Allied Pharmacy£206 †—Awarded
Victoria Central PCC£206 †—Awarded
Boots UK Ltd£206 †—Awarded
Claughton Pharmacy£206 †—Awarded
Heatherlands Pharmacy£206 †—Awarded
Manor PharmacySME£206 †—Awarded
Tesco Instore Pharmacy£206 †—Awarded
Townfield Pharmacy (Townfield Healthcare Ltd)£206 †—Awarded
B&D Dudley (Chemists) LTD T/A Tree Tops Pharmacy£206 †—Awarded
Greencross Pharmacy Ltd£206 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid 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

10 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.