Community Pharmacy Trans Health Medicines Stockholding - Sefton

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 (UKD73)

Awarded value£0published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Nov 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Asda Stores Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Pharmacy will maintain an agreed stock of medicines used in the treatment of gender dysphoria and ensure timely access to medicines used in the treatment of gender dysphoria. Also to support the health and wellbeing of transgender people, ensuring they have access to high quality information and advice in a safe and inclusive environment.

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 selected Sefton Pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on 31st March 2026. The contract value is 0 and is activity based contract. 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.

Delivery: North West · Multiple Pharmacies across the South Sefton area.

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: 30 Apr 2025, 16:45 BST
Last source update: 30 Apr 2025, 16:45 BST
Authority reference: 25-26-QYG-01T-TRANS
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018164
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD73)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050aac 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 19th of November 2024 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision. One Committee member have a standing declaration of interest. 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 1

Awarded value £01 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Nov 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Asda Stores Ltd	£0 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Community Pharmacy Trans Health Medicines Stockholding - Sefton · Asda Stores Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
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 No1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park, Warrington, North West, WA11QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICBReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ASDA Stores LimitedAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FKT64 ASDA, 81 Strand Road, Bootle, Liverpool, North West, L20 4BB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.