Awarded· 15 Jul 2025
QHM-2025-7123 Alston Pharmacy Ltd
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-7123 Alston Pharmacy Ltd. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 16 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Alston Pharmacy
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 21:24
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 08:55
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About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-7123 Alston Pharmacy Ltd. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Alston Pharmacy. It was awarded on 15 July 2025.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 16 October 2025. The notice number is 065803-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a76a.
Summary of the contracting process
The current procurement process involves NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD as the buying organisation for the provision of pharmacy services, specifically under the contract QHM-2025-7123 titled "Alston Pharmacy Ltd". The industry category falls under pharmacy services, classified with CPV code 85149000. Located in Sunderland, UK, the procurement is at the "award" stage.
The process follows a Direct Award under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with the contract start date set for 01 April 2025 and ending on 31 March 2026. The contracting process involved a standstill period ending on 15 October 2025, after which no further representations were accepted.
The award procedure has been conducted without prior publication of a call for competition, making it ideal for suppliers previously engaged or with proven delivery in healthcare services. The existing provider, Alston Pharmacy Limited, has been assessed positively against the 5 Key Criteria, setting a benchmark for potential competitors in maintaining quality standards and service efficiency within this public procurement framework.
The notice in full
Pharmacy Services
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Pharmacy Services The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS0. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services are activity based contracts with no guaranteed contract value.
Contract Start Date: 01/04/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2025 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Alston Pharmacy
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 065803-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a76a
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Town
- Sunderland
- Postcode
- SR5 3XB
- Electoral ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Delivery area
- North East (England)
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Sunderland
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Sunderland, SR5 3XB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Alston Pharmacy
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about QHM-2025-7123 Alston Pharmacy Ltd
Who won the QHM-2025-7123 Alston Pharmacy Ltd contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Alston Pharmacy on 15 July 2025.
Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-7123 Alston Pharmacy Ltd?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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