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Awarded· 19 Nov 2024

Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Warrington, North West

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service. 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 · 16:50

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. It was awarded on 19 November 2024. The contract value is £1,480.

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 018189-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050ac2.

Summary of the contracting process

The contract titled "Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service" has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Managed by the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, it aims to provide health services across various sites in Halton. Key dates include a contract commencement on 1st April 2025, expiring on 31st March 2026, with contract value adjustments based on activity.

The process followed a limited procurement method without prior publication, specifically exempt from the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is in the award stage, having been confirmed on 19th November 2024. With multiple suppliers, including both large-scale enterprises like Boots the Chemist Ltd and SMEs such as Cooke's Ltd, it encourages diverse business growth and competition.

Pharmacies adept at health services, customer interaction, and the NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework will particularly benefit from participation.

The notice in full

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,

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a 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.

    The contract value is approximately PS26,640 which 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
16

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
£1,480

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
018189-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ac2
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 Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service

Who won the Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service 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 - Minor Ailment Service contract worth?

The contract value is £1,480.

Who is the buyer for Halton Place - Care at the Chemist - Minor Ailment Service?

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Aysha Gunal Devine.

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