Awarded· 15 Jul 2025
QHM-2025-7719 Joseph Cowper 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-2025-7719 Joseph Cowper 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
Joseph Cowper
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 21:02
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 08:53
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-7719 Joseph Cowper Ltd. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Joseph Cowper. 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 065798-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a769.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the contract "QHM-2025-7719 Joseph Cowper Ltd" is being conducted by the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, headquartered at Pemberton House, Sunderland. This tender concerns "Miscellaneous health services," specifically pharmacy services, under the health industry category within the region UKC. The procurement process is in the Award stage, with significant dates including the confirmation of contract award notice on 16th October 2025.
The contract covers one year, from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The procurement method chosen was a direct award process under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, indicating a limited process without prior publication of a call for competition. Joseph Cowper Limited, the existing provider based in Cumbria, has been identified as the suitable contractor.
Although this specific tender has been awarded directly, understanding the procurement regulations and forming relationships with health boards like the NHS North East and North Cumbria can be beneficial for future contracts.
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: 31/03/2026 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
- Joseph Cowper
- 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
- 065798-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a769
- CPV code
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous 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
- Joseph Cowper
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about QHM-2025-7719 Joseph Cowper Ltd
Who won the QHM-2025-7719 Joseph Cowper Ltd contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Joseph Cowper on 15 July 2025.
Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-7719 Joseph Cowper Ltd?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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