St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)

Concepts

• health services
• warrington
• selected st helens pharmacies
• merseyside st helens place
• st helens
• st helens pharmacies
• community urgent eyecare service
• community pharmacy dispensing service
• cues
• st helens place - community pharmacy dispensing service

Location

East Merseyside: Various Pharmacies across St Helens

Description

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside St Helens Place commissions an optometrist-led Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES). CUES reduces health-inequalities for low-income families and provides equal access to medicines for self-care of minor eye conditions in line with the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Self Care Policy. A Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for CUES is commissioned from selected St Helens Pharmacies community pharmacies to improve access and choice for people with minor eye conditions who seek advice and treatment via CUES, by providing the appropriate medicines at NHS expense.

Total Quantity or Scope

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB 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 expired on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated annual contract value of £1249.40. Contract is activity based and annual values will vary each year.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Legal Justification

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 12th of March 2024 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision. Two committee members have a standing declaration of interest. The decision to award was made in line with the Conflict of Interest policy.