Awarded· 12 Mar 2024
St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Warrington, North West
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 12:20
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. It was awarded on 12 March 2024. The contract value is £71,460.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 9 May 2025. The notice number is 020067-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050fb8.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process described involves NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, the buying organisation, issuing a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for the "Care at the Chemist Service" in St Helens. This service, classified under health services, is intended to enhance accessibility and offer an alternative to GP visits for minor ailments.
The contract, running from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, with a total value of £146,880, was awarded directly without prior publication under limited procurement methods as per the Health Care Services Regulations 2023. The planning, approval, and award stages were completed by the 12th of March 2024, with the contract recently reaching the active award stage.
The notice in full
The Care at the Chemist scheme allows patients to consult selected community pharmacies in St Helens rather than a GP for a defined list of minor ailments. The service aims to improve access and choice for people in St Helens with minor ailments by promoting self-care through the pharmacy, including provision of advice and, where appropriate, medicines and/or appliances without the need to visit the GP Practice
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to selected St Helens pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and expired on the 31st March 2025 with an indicative annual contract value of PS146880. The contract is an activity based contract.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Number of suppliers
- 18
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
- Contracts value
- £71,460
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 020067-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050fb8
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA1 1QY
- Electoral ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Delivery area
- East Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Warrington
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Diane Lewis
- Address
- Warrington, WA1 1QY · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service
Who won the St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
How much is the St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service contract worth?
The contract value is £71,460.
Who is the buyer for St Helens Place - Care at the Chemist Service?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Diane Lewis.
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