Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- L Rowland & Co Ltd
- Value
- £2,071,603
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pharmacy services (CPV 85149000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 037270-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Apr 2026
- Published23 Apr 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
This is an Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract for a Pharmaceutical Dispensing Service under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, following a competitive process. The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £2,071,603. This is an existing service and will be delivered by an existing provider. It is anticipated that the service will commence on 18th May 2026 for a 3 year term with 2 x 1 year extension options.
About the supplier
L Rowland & Co Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02288928).