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Awarded· 12 Mar 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

  1. 2024

    Contract awarded

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:53

    View notice
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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 12 March 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 018170-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050ab1.

Summary of the contracting process

This procurement process, conducted by the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, involves awarding contracts under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the "Halton Place - Care at the Chemist & Community Pharmacy Dispensing for Community Urgent Eyecare Service." The procurement, classified under health services, focuses on the delivery of essential services through community pharmacies in the UK region of Cheshire and Merseyside.

The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will conclude on 31st March 2025. The procurement was executed using a limited method, specifically an award procedure without prior publication due to regulatory exemptions, with key contracts being signed on 12th March 2024.

Large pharmacy service providers, like Aim RX Ltd (Appleton Village Pharmacy), Georgemead Ltd (Cohen Chemist), Paxton Ltd (Hough Green Pharmacy), and Mr A Akhtar (Murdishaw Pharmacy), have already secured the contract, highlighting the demand for experienced establishments in this field.

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)

  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 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2025. 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 being an activity based contract.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

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

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
018170-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ab1
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board is based in Warrington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
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
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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.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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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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