Awarded· 30 Sept 2025
QHM-2025-9732 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Durham)
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-9732 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Durham). 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 (durham
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:54
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded QHM-2025-9732 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Durham). It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Tesco Instore Pharmacy (durham. 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 064884-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ae82.
Summary of the contracting process
This procurement process, executed by NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, involves the direct award of a contract titled "QHM-2025-9732 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Durham)" for health services, specifically stocking palliative drugs, in the UKC region.
The procurement falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023, with the contract start date pegged for 1st April 2025, though services have already been provided on an implied contract basis.
The procurement stage is at the 'Award' stage, and the contract is active as of 1st October 2025 under a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, highlighting its specificity to this direct award process.
There is potential for growth by aligning with the procurement needs of regional health authorities like NHS North East and North Cumbria, focusing on service quality and delivery within the healthcare domain.
The notice in full
Stocking Palliative Drugs
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Stocking Palliative Drugs 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 (durham
- 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
- 064884-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ae82
- 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 (durham
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about QHM-2025-9732 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Durham)
Who won the QHM-2025-9732 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Durham) contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Tesco Instore Pharmacy (durham on 30 September 2025.
Who is the buyer for QHM-2025-9732 Tesco Instore Pharmacy (Durham)?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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