Awarded· 19 Nov 2024
Liverpool Place Infant Feed Provision Service (Pharmacy)
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Warrington, North West
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded Liverpool Place Infant Feed Provision Service (Pharmacy). 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 · 18:37
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded Liverpool Place Infant Feed Provision Service (Pharmacy). It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. It was awarded on 19 November 2024. The contract value is £136,088.
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 018214-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050ad5.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of infant feed services in Liverpool, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This procurement, which bypasses the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, involves a service that enables pharmacies across Liverpool to provide specialised infant feeds directly to patients.
The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and is set to expire on 31st March 2026. With an estimated annual contract value of £395,893, this initiative falls under the industry category of health services. The procurement was conducted through a direct award without the issuance of a prior call for competition, with key approval by the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee on 19th November 2024.
The focus on reducing demand on general practitioners by supplying specialised feeds directly aligns with proactive healthcare delivery trends. Suitable businesses for this opportunity include large-scale healthcare suppliers and SMEs that are keen to expand their services within the health sector. The activity-based funding model ensures that payments are linked to service delivery, providing an attractive financial incentive for committed providers.
The notice in full
Providing timely access to infant feeds for patients that have had an electronic voucher sent to the selected pharmacies in Liverpool. Reducing demand on General Practice prescribing, by allowing Pharmacists across Liverpool to supply specialised infant feeds directly to patients. Supporting the delivery of proactive care for infants with feeding conditions.
Payment is subject to meeting the requirements of the service and comprises a Single Activity Fee payment PS3.61, therefore costs provided are indicative only and subject to change depending on activity.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to selected Liverpool pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on 31st March 2026 with an estimated annual contract value of PS395,893. The current contract is activity based and 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
- 48
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
- £136,088
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
- 018214-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050ad5
- 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
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Warrington
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Philip Fletcher
- Address
- Warrington, WA1 1QY · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Liverpool Place Infant Feed Provision Service (Pharmacy)
Who won the Liverpool Place Infant Feed Provision Service (Pharmacy) 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 Liverpool Place Infant Feed Provision Service (Pharmacy) contract worth?
The contract value is £136,088.
Who is the buyer for Liverpool Place Infant Feed Provision Service (Pharmacy)?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Philip Fletcher.
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