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
- Aim RX Ltd, Cooke's Ltd, Fairbreak LTD, Figtree Healthcare Ltd, Hale Village Ltg, PCT Healthcare ltd, RJR Chem Ltd, Sharief Healthcare Ltd, St Helens Pharmacy LTD, Superdrug Stores PLC SME, Wise Pharmacies Ltd, Asda StoresLtf +7 more
- Value
- £39,000 across 19 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
- 037301-2026 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 Halton pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027. 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. This is an activity based contract.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Aim RX Ltd | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Cooke's Ltd | £3,000 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Fairbreak LTD | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Figtree Healthcare Ltd | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Hale Village Ltg | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | PCT Healthcare ltd | £3,000 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | RJR Chem Ltd | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Sharief Healthcare Ltd | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | St Helens Pharmacy LTD | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Superdrug Stores PLC SME | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Wise Pharmacies Ltd | £4,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Asda StoresLtf | £3,000 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Freethorn Ltd | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Gorgemead ltd | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Individual supplier | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Paxon Ltd | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Alamaz limited | £1,500 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Bestway National Chemists Limited | £3,000 |
| Halton Place - Care at the Chemist (Pharmacy) | Boot UK Ltd | £3,000 |
About the suppliers
Aim RX Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Asda StoresLtf: every public contract they have won.
Freethorn Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Gorgemead ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01425062).
Paxon Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Alamaz limited: every public contract they have won.
Bestway National Chemists Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09225457).
Boot UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Cooke's Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Fairbreak LTD: every public contract they have won.
Figtree Healthcare Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Hale Village Ltg: every public contract they have won.
PCT Healthcare ltd: every public contract they have won.
RJR Chem Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Sharief Healthcare Ltd: every public contract they have won.
St Helens Pharmacy LTD: every public contract they have won.
Superdrug Stores PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00807043).
Wise Pharmacies Ltd: every public contract they have won.