Awarded· 19 Nov 2024
Halton Place - Care at the Chemist & Community Pharmacy Dispensing for Community Urgent Eyecare Service
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Warrington, North West
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 30 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 17:46
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. It was awarded on 19 November 2024. The contract value is £1,550.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 30 April 2025. The notice number is 018203-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050ace.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime for the "Halton Place - Care at the Chemist & Community Pharmacy Dispensing for Community Urgent Eyecare Service." This contract involves selected pharmacies across Halton within Cheshire and Merseyside, focusing on health services.
The contract was awarded through a limited procurement method, specifically without prior publication of a call for competition, as it falls outside the standard Public Contracts Regulations. The service commenced on 1st April 2025 and will conclude on 31st March 2026, with a contract value subject to change due to its activity-based nature. The main activity locations are various pharmacy sites across Halton (UKD71 region).
Pharmacies suitable to compete would be ones capable of providing advice, support, and dispensing appropriate medications under NHS arrangements. The active participation of suppliers like Aim RX Ltd and other regional pharmacies underscores the chance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to thrive by enhancing service delivery and gaining additional revenue streams through professional and item-dispensing fees.
The notice in full
(CATC) The contracted pharmacy will provide advice and support to people on the management of minor ailments from the agreed formulary, including where necessary, the supply of medicines for the treatment of the minor ailment, for those people who would have otherwise gone to their GP for a prescription.
Where appropriate the pharmacy may sell OTC medicines to the person to help manage the minor ailment, as described in the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework, Essential Service- Support for Self-Care. The pharmacy will operate a triage system, including referral to other health and social care professionals, where appropriate.
(CUES) A Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for CUES is commissioned from Halton community pharmacies to improve access and choice for people with minor eye conditions who seek advice and treatment via CUES, by providing the appropriate medicines at NHS expense.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
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 2025 and will expire on the 31st March 2026. A fee of PS2.00 will be paid for each consultation undertaken as part of the service.
A fee of PS0.95 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.
CUES - NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Halton Place will pay participating pharmacy contractors a professional service fee of PS4 for each item dispensed to an individual patient, under the terms of this service in addition to the agreed reimbursement price plus VAT, as set out in DM&D, for the product or products supplied.
The contract value is approximately PS6200 and is subject to change due to this being an activity based contract. Funding is based on delivery of the activity outlined within the service specification.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Number of suppliers
- 4
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large, SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £1,550
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 018203-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050ace
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA1 1QY
- Electoral ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Delivery area
- East Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Warrington
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Aysha Gunal Devine
- Address
- Warrington, WA1 1QY · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Halton Place - Care at the Chemist & Community Pharmacy Dispensing for… contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
How much is the Halton Place - Care at the Chemist & Community Pharmacy Dispensing for… contract worth?
The contract value is £1,550.
Who is the buyer for Halton Place - Care at the Chemist & Community Pharmacy Dispensing for…?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Aysha Gunal Devine.
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