Awarded· 19 Nov 2024
Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Warrington, North West
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First 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
2024
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 07:56
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. It was awarded on 19 November 2024. The contract value is £2,496.
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 017794-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0509ab.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service" has been completed. The buying organisation, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, initiated a limited procurement method for health services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and is set to expire on 31st March 2026.
It is an activity-based service aimed at reducing the burden on General Practice by enabling local community pharmacists in Liverpool to treat minor ailments through the use of Patient Group Directions. The contract does not fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, reflecting a unique regulatory framework in place as of the final approval date on 19th November 2024.
The procurement process was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, ensuring swift implementation. With a flexible payment structure based on activity level and no financial cap, pharmacies can expand their operational footprints while addressing community health needs.
The service spans various pharmacy sites across Liverpool, and suppliers such as Longmoor Healthcare Ltd and McDonnell's Pharmacy Ltd have been awarded parts of this contract, indicating a broad scope for participation among small to large enterprises looking to engage in this regional health initiative.
The notice in full
Community Pharmacists will provide a Minor Ailments Service in line with the requirements of the Local Pharmacy First service specification and the locally agreed Patient Group Directions (PGDs), to patients in Liverpool. By implementing Patient Group Directions, community pharmacists in Liverpool will be able to treat a wider scope of conditions, thus reducing burden on General Practice and out of hours services.
Conditions covered under the PGDs for this service are Bacterial Sore Throat, Conjunctivitis & UTI. The Provider will receive PS15 per Pharmacy First consultation plus drug reimbursement if supplied. Payment will be determined by level of activity with no cap, therefore costs provided are indicative only based on the average activity across all participating pharmacies in the previous financial year and are 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 indicative annual contract value of PS5,426. The contract is an activity based contract.
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
- 49
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
- £2,496
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
- 017794-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0509ab
- 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 Local Pharmacy First Service
Who won the Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First 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 Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service contract worth?
The contract value is £2,496.
Who is the buyer for Liverpool Place Local Pharmacy First Service?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Philip Fletcher.
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