St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Palliative Care Medicines
A Contract Award Notice
by NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £400
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 30 Apr 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
East Merseyside: Various pharmacies in St Helens
1 buyer
9 suppliers
- Hollowood Chemists Manchester
- Bestway National Chemists Manchester
- Leslie Road Pharmacy St Helens
- PCT Healthcare St Helens
- St Helens Millennium Centre St Helens
- Aim RX St Helens
- Fairbreak Haydock
- Boots Nottingham
- St Helens Pharmacy Northwich
Description
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. It requires Providers to hold a sufficient stock of an agreed list of palliative care medicines during the opening hours of the pharmacy.
Total Quantity or Scope
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to selected St Helens pharmacies. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on 31st March 2026 with an estimated annual contract value of £3600.00. This contract is activity based. Funding is allocated on delivery of the activity detailed within the service specification.
Award Detail
| 1 | Hollowood Chemists (Manchester)
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| 2 | Bestway National Chemists (Manchester)
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| 3 | Leslie Road Pharmacy (St Helens)
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| 4 | PCT Healthcare (St Helens)
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| 5 | St Helens Millennium Centre (St Helens)
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| 6 | Aim RX (St Helens)
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| 7 | Fairbreak (Haydock)
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| 8 | Boots (Nottingham)
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| 9 | St Helens Pharmacy (Northwich)
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Award Criteria
| No realistic alternative provider | 99 |
| price | 1 |
CPV Codes
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Legal Justification
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 provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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 provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. On the 19th of November 2024 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision. One committee member has a standing declaration of interest. The decision to award was made in line with the Conflict of Interest policy.
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-050adc
- FTS 018221-2025