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Summary, notice description and lot information
The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract under the Direct Award Process A pertaining to health services. The tender, titled "QHM-2025-7033 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Newton Aycliffe)," is within the health services industry category and targets the UKC region. This contract follows a limited procurement method, bypassing prior publication of a call for competition, and is expected to commence on 1 April 2025 and conclude on 31 March 2026.
The procurement stage has already reached the award phase as of 13 October 2025, with the contract having been signed earlier on 1 October 2025. This procurement offers growth opportunities for businesses involved in providing health services, especially those capable of delivering activity-based contracts without a guaranteed contract value. Large-scale enterprises with established capabilities in the health services domain, such as Tesco Instore Pharmacy, would be ideally suited to compete in such tenders, providing them with a prospect to secure consistent service delivery roles aligned with vital regional healthcare requirements.
The tender underscores a strategic alignment where direct award procedures necessitate consistent service continuity and quality, potentially opening pathways for like-minded businesses seeking to expand their operational footprint in the healthcare sector.
MECATS Voucher The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services are activity based contracts with no guaranteed contract value. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2025 Contract End Date: 31 March 2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract. This is an existing service and existing provider.
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