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
- Fairbreak LTD T/A Brian H Donlon Pharmacy, Farleys Chemist Limited, Longsters Pharmacy, St Helens Millennium Centre Services LTD T/A Millennium Pharmacy, PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy, Hollowood Chemists Ltd T/A Boggiano's Pharmacy, Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy, St Helens Pharmacy LTD
- Value
- £1,242 across 8 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 036936-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Nov 2025
- Published23 Apr 2026Published 156 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to selected St Helens pharmacies. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £1242.00 The Contract is activity based and annual values will vary each year.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) | Fairbreak LTD T/A Brian H Donlon Pharmacy | £124 |
| St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) | Farleys Chemist Limited | £124 |
| St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) | Longsters Pharmacy | £124 |
| St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) | St Helens Millennium Centre Services LTD T/A Millennium Pharmacy | £124 |
| St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) | PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy | £124 |
| St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) | Hollowood Chemists Ltd T/A Boggiano's Pharmacy | £124 |
| St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) | Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy | £124 |
| St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) | St Helens Pharmacy LTD | £374 |
About the suppliers
Fairbreak LTD T/A Brian H Donlon Pharmacy: every public contract they have won.
Farleys Chemist Limited: every public contract they have won.
Longsters Pharmacy: every public contract they have won.
St Helens Millennium Centre Services LTD T/A Millennium Pharmacy: every public contract they have won.
PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy: every public contract they have won.
Hollowood Chemists Ltd T/A Boggiano's Pharmacy: every public contract they have won.
Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy: every public contract they have won.
St Helens Pharmacy LTD: every public contract they have won.