St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics

The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has completed a procurement process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The project, titled "St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics," falls under the health services category. The location for this service is St Helens, UK, and the service is designed to ensure pharmacies maintain adequate IV antibiotic stock during core hours.

This procurement did not follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and the contract was signed on 19th November 2024. The award was confirmed in April 2025, with the contract commencing on 1st April 2025 to expire on 31st March 2026. The procurement stage is complete, and the method used was a limited procedure without prior publication, reflecting a direct award based on specific provider selection criteria.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those qualified as small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). AIM RX LTD, trading as Heath Pharmacy, has been awarded the contract, highlighting the opportunity for pharmacies to benefit from activity-based contracts that require maintaining stock for IV antibiotics. Health service providers specialising in pharmaceuticals, especially those located in or capable of serving the St Helens area, would find this type of tender particularly advantageous for expanding their service delivery and portfolio within the public healthcare sector.