Care At The Chemist - Knowsley Place (Pharmacy)

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD71)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 18 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to M R Jacob's Pharmacy +5 more6 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Care of the Chemist, minor ailment service aims to promote self-care by encouraging people with minor ailments to access advise and treatment from a community pharmacy.

This service will release capacity in other health care setting such General Practice, NHS 111 and A&E.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to multiple pharmacies within Knowsley Place to provide the Care At The Chemist service. This contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027. The value of the contract is activity based and community pharmacists are reimbursed for deliver as per the specification.

Delivery: North West · Multiple pharmacies across Knowsley Place.

85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Apr 2026, 15:26 BST
Last source update: 28 Apr 2026, 15:26 BST
Authority reference: 26-27-QYG-01J-CATC
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-038727
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068d18 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published 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.

Publisher note: 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 18th of November 2025 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 6

Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 6latest 18 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
M R Jacob's Pharmacy	£0 †	—	Awarded
Kirkby Town Chemist	£0 †	—	Awarded
Tops Pharmacy	£0 †	—	Awarded
Pilch Lane Healthcare Limited t/a Allied Pharmacy Pilch Lane	£0 †	—	Awarded
Kingsway Pharmacy	£0 †	—	Awarded
T/A Prescriptions Pharmacy	£0 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Care At The Chemist - Knowsley Place (Pharmacy) · M R Jacob's Pharmacy
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£0
Status
active
Care At The Chemist - Knowsley Place (Pharmacy) · Kirkby Town Chemist
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£0
Status
active
Care At The Chemist - Knowsley Place (Pharmacy) · Tops Pharmacy
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£0
Status
active
Care At The Chemist - Knowsley Place (Pharmacy) · Pilch Lane Healthcare Limited t/a Allied Pharmacy Pilch Lane
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£0
Status
active
Care At The Chemist - Knowsley Place (Pharmacy) · Kingsway Pharmacy
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£0
Status
active
Care At The Chemist - Knowsley Place (Pharmacy) · T/A Prescriptions Pharmacy
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£0
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice

Kingsway PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FTA50 Ground Floor Shop, 5 Kingsway Parade, Huyton, North West, L36 2QA
Kirkby Town ChemistAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FG440 1 Newtown Gardens, Kirkby, North West, L32 8RR
M R Jacob's PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FCT55 18 Camberley Drive, Halewood, North West, L25 9PU
Pilch Lane Healthcare Limited t/a Allied Pharmacy Pilch LaneAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FK223 Pilch Lane, Huyton, North West, L14 0JE
T/A Prescriptions PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FWF82 The Kiosk, Manchester Road, Prescott, North West, L34 1LT
Tops PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FHJ15 5-6 Glovers Brow Shops, Kirkby, North West, L32 2AE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.