Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire West
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The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has completed a procurement process, awarding a contract for "Urgent Palliative Care Medicines Cheshire West" under a Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on 31st March 2026. It was awarded using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition, in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The contract, valued at an estimated £1,816,20 annually for Cheshire West, enables local pharmacists to provide urgent palliative care medicines, ensuring that stock is available beyond the core holding. Suppliers involved include Rowlands Pharmacy and Well Pharmacy, located within Cheshire West. This tender offers significant opportunities for pharmacies interested in expanding their service offerings in health care.
Due to the urgent and often unpredictable demand for specific palliative care medicines, the awarded pharmacies are expected to manage consistent stock levels, even in instances where the medicines have low usage rates. The contract's requirement for enhanced stock management and the potential for quarterly reimbursements highlight opportunities for businesses skilled in inventory control and healthcare service delivery. Large-scale companies with a focus on pharmacy and health services are particularly well-suited to leverage this contract to extend their influence and operational footprint within the Cheshire West region.
The demand for palliative care drugs can be urgent and/or unpredictable. A number of the drugs used in palliative care are rarely used in other circumstances and are therefore often not widely available in community pharmacies. The stock held for the Urgent Palliative Care Medicine Service should be over and above the core stock holding and the ICB agrees to reimburse contractors should this medicine be held beyond the expiry date.
The Service provider is expected to order and continuously hold the range and quantity of stock specified for the total number of hours the pharmacy is open, including bank holiday and rotas and during any periods of locum cover. Payment Details
- PS201.80 annual fee for providing full and continuous service as outlined in the service specification and irrespective of the number of prescriptions dispensed.
- The fee will be paid in four instalments of PS50.45 on the completion of the quarterly audit.
- The commissioner has the discretion to withhold quarterly payments where the commissioned service provider fails to/is unable to, respond to the commissioner's assistance, including early termination of a contract for repeated transgressions.
- The pharmacy is expected to carry out good stock management and on the rare occasions when medicines on the approved list expire, Cheshire West Place will reimburse the Drug Tariff or cost price of stock that reaches its expiry date.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to Local Pharmacists within Cheshire West Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on the 31st March 2026 with an estimated combined Cheshire West Indicative annual contract value of PS 1,816,20 for the selected pharmacists to participate in this scheme. The reimbursement of palliative care drugs is funded separately.
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