Awarded· 19 Nov 2024
Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Warrington, North West
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 30 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:30
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. It was awarded on 19 November 2024.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 30 April 2025. The notice number is 018105-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050a7f.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has completed the award stage of a contract titled "Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley" within the health services category. This contract, which falls under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) and not the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, involves maintaining palliative care medicine stocks in designated pharmacies across Knowsley within Cheshire and Merseyside.
The contract began on 1st April 2025 and will conclude on 31st March 2025. The Direct Award procedure was used without prior competition publication, and the awards were confirmed on 19th November 2024 by the Finance, Investment, and Resources Committee.
SMEs like LP SD Forty Six Ltd, t/a Allied Pharmacy Pilch Lane, as well as large enterprises such as ASDA and Boots who were awarded the contract, demonstrate the broad scope for participation. Suppliers experienced in managing healthcare logistics or with established pharmaceutical distribution networks can significantly benefit by aligning themselves with NHS requirements for stock management and supply of palliative care medicines.
This initiative can lead to strengthened partnerships with the NHS, providing a stable foundation for future contracts within the healthcare sector.
The notice in full
The object of the service is to maintain an agreed stock of medicines used in the treatment of palliative care patients at designated community pharmacies. This is intended for supply by community pharmacies against FP10 prescriptions issued.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to selected Knowsley Pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on the 31st March 2025. The contract value is 0 and activity based.
Funding is based on delivery of the activity outlined within the service specification. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
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
- 3
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
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
- 018105-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050a7f
- 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
- Richard Hampson
- Address
- Warrington, WA1 1QY · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley
Who won the Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
Who is the buyer for Stock Holding of Palliative Care Medicine - Knowsley?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Richard Hampson.
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