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Awarded· 15 Jul 2025

QHM-2025-8974 Superdrug Stores PLC

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-8974 Superdrug Stores PLC. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Superdrug Stores Plc Cumbria - Superdrug Stores

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 09:44

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 12:39

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About this tender

In brief

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-8974 Superdrug Stores PLC. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Superdrug Stores Plc Cumbria - Superdrug Stores. 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 13 October 2025. The notice number is 064756-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a2e6.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has formally awarded a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for pharmacy services to Superdrug Stores PLC. This process, involving a direct award under Health Care Services Regulations 2023, bypassed the typical competitive tendering as authorised by specific regulations. The contract, confirmed on 13 October 2025, commences on 1 April 2025 and concludes on 31 March 2026.

No fixed contract value exists, as it is activity-based, focusing on service provision in the UKC region, particularly Sunderland. The procurement stage is complete, following both a tender update and award notice, with a special focus on managing conflicts of interest and satisfying criteria designated by the board's executives.

The notice in full

Pharmacy Services

Lots (1)

  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 PS0.01 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.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Superdrug Stores Plc Cumbria - Superdrug Stores
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
064756-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a2e6
CPV code
85149000 - Pharmacy services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is based in Sunderland. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
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
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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
Superdrug Stores Plc Cumbria - Superdrug Stores
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about QHM-2025-8974 Superdrug Stores PLC

Who won the QHM-2025-8974 Superdrug Stores PLC contract?

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Superdrug Stores Plc Cumbria - Superdrug Stores on 15 July 2025.

Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-8974 Superdrug Stores PLC?

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.

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