Awarded· 12 Mar 2024
St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines (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 Palliative Care Medicines (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
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:03
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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 Palliative Care Medicines (Pharmacy). It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. It was awarded on 12 March 2024. The contract value is £400.
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 018535-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050baf.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has successfully completed the procurement process for the "St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines" service, focusing on health services within Cheshire and Merseyside, specifically in St Helens. This procurement, under the Provider Selection Regime, bypasses the usual Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and aims to ensure continuous access to vital palliative care medicines.
The procurement reached the award stage, with the contract commencing on 1st April 2024 and set to expire on 31st March 2025, valued annually at approximately £3,600 though variable based on performance. The contract was awarded directly through a 'limited' procurement method without prior competition.
Successful bidders, such as large-scale suppliers like Aim RX Ltd and smaller enterprises like Bestway National Chemists Ltd, demonstrate that both SMEs and large organisations can thrive by meeting criteria centred on patient choice and cost.
The notice in full
The On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines Service aims to improve access for people to palliative care medicines when they are required, by ensuring prompt access and continuity of supply in St Helens. It requires Providers to hold a sufficient stock of an agreed list of palliative care medicines during the opening hours of the pharmacy in selected St Helens Pharmacies.
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 will expire on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated annual contract value of PS3600.00. Funding is based on achievement of activity as outlined within the service specification.
This is an activity based contract and annual values will change dependent upon performance.
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
- 7
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, SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £400
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
- 018535-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050baf
- 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 - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines (Pharmacy)
Who won the St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines (Pharmacy) 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 - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines (Pharmacy) contract worth?
The contract value is £400.
Who is the buyer for St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines (Pharmacy)?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Diane Lewis.
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