Awarded· 30 Sept 2025
QHM-2025-8039 Bowburn Pharmacy
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-8039 Bowburn Pharmacy. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 14 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Bowburn Pharmacy
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:16
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-8039 Bowburn Pharmacy. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Bowburn Pharmacy. 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 14 October 2025. The notice number is 065317-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05cc9a.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process initiated by the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board concerns the provision of health services, specifically under the title "QHM-2025-8039 Bowburn Pharmacy." The process has reached the award stage, with the contract having started on 1 April 2025 and set to conclude on 31 March 2026.
Located in the UKC region, the contract involves services related to stocking palliative drugs, flu antivirals, and MECATS vouchers. This procurement was conducted via a limited method under the Direct Award Process A, prescribed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023, and it is categorically outside the scope of the standard Procurement Act 2023.
The contract was awarded to Bowburn Pharmacy, with a nominal value of £0.01, reflecting its nature as an activity-based contract without guaranteed value. Large scale enterprises with logistical capacities for pharmaceutical service provision can immensely benefit from such contracts.
The notice in full
Stocking Palliative Drugs Flu Antivirals MECATS Voucher
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Stocking Palliative Drugs Flu Antivirals 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 is PS0.01.
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
- Bowburn Pharmacy
- 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
- 065317-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cc9a
- 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
- Bowburn Pharmacy
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about QHM-2025-8039 Bowburn Pharmacy
Who won the QHM-2025-8039 Bowburn Pharmacy contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Bowburn Pharmacy on 30 September 2025.
Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-8039 Bowburn Pharmacy?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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