Contract award · 19 Nov 2024

Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire West

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board awarded “Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire West” to Rowlands Pharmacy, Well Pharmacy for £804.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth West

Value across 4 lots £804

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
£804 across 4 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date19 Nov 2024
  2. Published29 Apr 2025Published 161 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 West Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on the 31st March 2026 with an estimated combined Cheshire West Indicative annual contract value of £ 1,816,20 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 WestRowlands Pharmacy SME£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire WestWell Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire WestWell Pharmacy£201
Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire WestWell Pharmacy£201

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