Awarded· 30 Sept 2025
QHM-2025-7151 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Bishop Auckland)
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-7151 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Bishop Auckland). It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Tesco Instore Pharmacy (bishop Auckland
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:04
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-7151 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Bishop Auckland). It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Tesco Instore Pharmacy (bishop Auckland. It was awarded on 30 September 2025.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 13 October 2025. The notice number is 064898-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ae8f.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is overseeing a procurement process titled "QHM-2025-7151 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Bishop Auckland)," focused on the health services industry. The location for services is Bishop Auckland, in the UKC region. This process has reached the award stage as of 13th October 2025.
The contract, commencing on 1st April 2025 and concluding on 31st March 2026, was awarded using a Direct Award Process under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime regulations 2023, bypassing standard Procurement Act provisions. This limited procurement approach was deemed appropriate due to the lack of realistic alternative providers, ensuring continuity of services without a guaranteed contract value, as this is activity-based.
With Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Bishop Auckland) being the active supplier, large healthcare providers are at a vantage position owing to the scale requirements and existing service provision capabilities. This contract is integral in expanding service reach in healthcare provision within the UKC region.
The notice in full
MECATS Voucher
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
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.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy (bishop Auckland
- Number of suppliers
- 1
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
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
- 064898-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ae8f
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health 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
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy (bishop Auckland
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about QHM-2025-7151 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Bishop Auckland)
Who won the QHM-2025-7151 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Bishop Auckland) contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Tesco Instore Pharmacy (bishop Auckland on 30 September 2025.
Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-7151 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Bishop Auckland)?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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