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
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- The Clatterbridge Pharmacy Ltd
- Value
- £16,812,294
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pharmacy services (CPV 85149000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 051780-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Jun 2026
- Published2 Jun 2026Published the same day
Description
This is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, following the Most Suitable Provider process. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This is a Notice of Intention to make an award and is being published in line with Regulation 12 - under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime - PSR) Regulations 2023. The Most Suitable Provider Process was used to commission this service and award contract. The contract is for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend for a further 2 years. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 1st September 2026. The approximate total contract value for the initial 3-year contract is £13,399,992 excluding VAT. The approximate value of the optional 2-year extension is £6,699,996 …
About the supplier
The Clatterbridge Pharmacy Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08742645).