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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Boots the Chemist Ltd, Figtree Healthcare Ltd (Nicholson's Pharmacy), PCT Healthcare Ltd (Peak Healthcare), Runcorn Pharmacy, Superdrug Stores Ltd, Sharief Healthcare Ltd (Upton Rocks Pharmacy), Bestway National Chemists Limited SME, Alamaz Limited (West Bank Pharmacy), Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Windmill Hill Pharmacy), Cooke's Ltd, Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Crow Wood Pharmacy), St Helen's Pharmacy Ltd (Ditton Pharmacy) +4 more
- Value
- £26,640 across 18 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 018189-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Nov 2024
- Published30 Apr 2025Published 162 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a Halton pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on the 31st March 2026. A fee of £2.00 will be paid for each consultation undertaken as part of the service. A fee of £0.95 will be paid for each item dispensed as part of the service. The Pharmacy will be reimbursed for the medication supplied under the 'CATC' service according to the current dm+d price. Where patients are not exempt from prescription charges and have paid the NHS Levy to the Pharmacy, such sums will be deducted from the relevant month's remuneration. The contract value is approximately £26,640 which is subject to change due to being an activity based contract.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Boots the Chemist Ltd | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Figtree Healthcare Ltd (Nicholson's Pharmacy) | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | PCT Healthcare Ltd (Peak Healthcare) | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Runcorn Pharmacy | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Superdrug Stores Ltd | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Sharief Healthcare Ltd (Upton Rocks Pharmacy) | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Bestway National Chemists Limited SME | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Bestway National Chemists Limited SME | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Alamaz Limited (West Bank Pharmacy) | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Windmill Hill Pharmacy) | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Boots the Chemist Ltd | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Cooke's Ltd | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Crow Wood Pharmacy) | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | St Helen's Pharmacy Ltd (Ditton Pharmacy) | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Imaan Ltd (Farnworth Village Pharmacy) | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Imaan Ltd (Hale Village Pharmacy) | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Halton Brook Pharmacy) | £1,480 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service | Fairbreak Ltd (McDougall's Pharmacy) | £1,480 |
About the suppliers
Boots the Chemist Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Cooke's Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Crow Wood Pharmacy): every public contract they have won.
St Helen's Pharmacy Ltd (Ditton Pharmacy): every public contract they have won.
Imaan Ltd (Farnworth Village Pharmacy): every public contract they have won.
Imaan Ltd (Hale Village Pharmacy): every public contract they have won.
Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Halton Brook Pharmacy): every public contract they have won.
Fairbreak Ltd (McDougall's Pharmacy): every public contract they have won.
Figtree Healthcare Ltd (Nicholson's Pharmacy): every public contract they have won.
PCT Healthcare Ltd (Peak Healthcare): every public contract they have won.
Runcorn Pharmacy: every public contract they have won.
Superdrug Stores Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00807043).
Sharief Healthcare Ltd (Upton Rocks Pharmacy): every public contract they have won.
Bestway National Chemists Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09225457).
Alamaz Limited (West Bank Pharmacy): every public contract they have won.
Wise Pharmacies Ltd (Windmill Hill Pharmacy): every public contract they have won.