Halton Place - Community Urgent Eyecare Service (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)

Awarded value£160published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Aim RX Ltd +5 more6 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

(CUES) A Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for CUES is commissioned from Halton 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.

CUES - NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Halton Place will pay participating pharmacy contractors a professional service fee of £4 for each item dispensed to an individual patient, under the terms of this service in addition to the agreed reimbursement price plus VAT, as set out in DM&D, for the product or products supplied. This contract is activity based.

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 local pharmacy providers for the delivery of local schemes. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £560.00

Delivery: North West · Various pharmacy sites across Halton

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: 23 Apr 2026, 16:42 BST
Last source update: 23 Apr 2026, 16:42 BST
Authority reference: 26-27-QYG-01F-CUES
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-037285
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068a0f 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 November 2025 the Finance, Investment and 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 6

Awarded value £1601 contract exc. VAT · 5 list or panel totals repeated on several suppliers, not summed

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 6latest 18 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Aim RX Ltd	£80 †	—	Awarded
Asda StoresLtf	£160 †	—	Awarded
Freethorn Ltd	£80 †	—	Awarded
Gorgemead Ltd	£80 †	—	Awarded
Ian Strachan	£80 †	—	Awarded
Paxon ltd	£80 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Halton Place - Community Urgent Eyecare Service (Pharmacy) · Aim RX Ltd
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£80
Status
active
Halton Place - Community Urgent Eyecare Service (Pharmacy) · Asda StoresLtf
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£160
Status
active
Halton Place - Community Urgent Eyecare Service (Pharmacy) · Freethorn Ltd
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£80
Status
active
Halton Place - Community Urgent Eyecare Service (Pharmacy) · Gorgemead Ltd
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£80
Status
active
Halton Place - Community Urgent Eyecare Service (Pharmacy) · Ian Strachan
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£80
Status
active
Halton Place - Community Urgent Eyecare Service (Pharmacy) · Paxon ltd
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£80
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 No 1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park, Warrington, North West, WA11QYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice

Aim RX LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FX408 Appleton Village, Widnes, North West, WA8 6EQ
Asda Stores LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FMJ67/FWD06 Asda House, South Bank, North West, LS11 5AD
Freethorn LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FXL15 Gorsewood Road, Runcorn, North West, WA7 6DA
Gorgemead LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FP895 222a Liverpool Road, Widnes, North West, WA8 7HY
Ian StrachanAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FFG82 445 Hale Road, Widnes, North West, WA8 8UU
Paxon LtdAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FH240 45-47 Hough Green Road, Widnes, North West, WA8 4NJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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