Contract award · 12 Mar 2024

Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire East

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board awarded “Urgent Palliative Care…” to Boots Pharmacy, Wells Pharmacy, Well Pharmacy for £3,819.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth West

Value across 19 lots £3,819
WinnersBoots Pharmacy, Wells Pharmacy +11 more

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£3,819 across 19 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date12 Mar 2024
  2. Published29 Apr 2025Published 413 days after the contract date

Description

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.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastBoots Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastWells Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastWell Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastWell Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastWell Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastWell Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastAlsager Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastAndrew Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastAsdaPharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastBoots Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastBoots Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastClear Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastCohens Chemist£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastCohens Chemist£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastLondon Road Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastPeak Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastTesco Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastThe Village Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire EastTytherington Pharmacy£201

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