Awarded· 12 Mar 2024
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics (Pharmacy)
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Warrington, North West
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics (Pharmacy). It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
Aim Rx
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:44
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics (Pharmacy). It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. The contract went to Aim Rx. It was awarded on 12 March 2024. The contract value is £1,680.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 1 May 2025. The notice number is 018518-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050ba0.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has finalized an awarding contract under the Provider Selection Regime for the on-demand availability of intravenous antibiotics, specifically within the health services category. This contract, which was awarded to AIM RX LTD, is focused on improving patient care by maintaining a stockholding service for IV antibiotics at participating pharmacies in St Helens, Cheshire, and Merseyside.
The contract was signed on 12th March 2024 and covered the period from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, with an estimated value of £1680. The procurement process was completed through a limited awarding procedure, without prior publication of a call for competition, adhering to a specific regulatory framework outside the typical Public Contracts Regulations.
The procurement stage reached the award and contract implementation phase, and the contract is now active. This procurement presents significant growth opportunities, particularly for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the health services industry that can supply and manage pharmaceutical stock effectively within the community.
The notice in full
Participating pharmacies will provide an Intravenous Antibiotic stockholding service for the patients in St Helens. The aim of the service is to improve the care of patients who require intravenous therapy in the community by ensuring pharmacies have sufficient stock of appropriate IV antibiotics during core hours
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has 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. The contract value is estimated to be PS1680.00.
This contract is activity based and can vary on an annual basis. Funding is based on delivery of the activity as outlined within the service specification.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Aim Rx
- 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
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £1,680
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
- 018518-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050ba0
- 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 and supplier
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.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Aim Rx
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics (Pharmacy)
Who won the St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics (Pharmacy) contract?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Aim Rx on 12 March 2024.
How much is the St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics (Pharmacy) contract worth?
The contract value is £1,680.
Who is the buyer for St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics (Pharmacy)?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Diane Lewis.
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