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

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£374published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Nov 2024no call for competition

Awarded to PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy +7 more8 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement 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 St Helens 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.

CPV: Health and social work 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 St Helens pharmacies. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on the 31st March 2026 with an estimated annual contract value of £1249.40. Contract is activity based and annual values will vary each year.

Delivery: North West · Various Pharmacies across St Helens.

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, 19:56 BST
Last source update: 30 Apr 2025, 19:56 BST
Authority reference: 25-26-QYG-01X-CUES
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018215
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050ad6 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 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 8

Awarded value £3741 contract exc. VAT · 7 list or panel totals repeated on several suppliers, not summed

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 8latest 19 Nov 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy	£124 †	—	Awarded
Fairbreak Ltd	£124 †	—	Awarded
Farleys Chemist Limited	£124 †	—	Awarded
Longsters Pharmacy	£124 †	—	Awarded
St Helens Millennium Centre Services LTD T/A Millennium Pharmacy	£124 †	—	Awarded
Hollowood Chemists Ltd	£124 †	—	Awarded
Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy	£124 †	—	Awarded
ST HELENS PHARMACY LTD	£374 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) · PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak Pharmacy
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£124
Status
active
St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) · Fairbreak Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£124
Status
active
St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) · Farleys Chemist Limited
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£124
Status
active
St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) · Longsters Pharmacy
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£124
Status
active
St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) · St Helens Millennium Centre Services LTD T/A Millennium Pharmacy
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£124
Status
active
St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) · Hollowood Chemists Ltd
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£124
Status
active
St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) · Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane Pharmacy
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£124
Status
active
St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) · ST HELENS PHARMACY LTD
Signed
19 Nov 2024
Value
£374
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, Central Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA11 1QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cheshire and Merseyeside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

8 commercial parties on the notice

Fairbreak LTD T/A Brian H Donlon PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FR351 Woodside Health Centre, Woodside Road, Haydock, North West, WA11 0NA
Farleys Chemist LimitedAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FPC42 59 Higher Parr Street, St Helens, North West, WA9 1AD
Hollowood Chemists Ltd T/A Boggiano's PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FJ225 6 Ashbrook Office Park, Longstone Road, Heald Green, Manchester, North West, M22 5LB
Longsters PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FLQ55 578 Warrington Road, Rainhill, North West, L35 4LZ
PCT Healthcare Ltd T/A Peak PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FAJ66 5-6 Concourse Way, St Helens, North West, WA9 3QW
Sharief Healthcare Ltd T/A Chain Lane PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: Allied Pharmacy Group Unit 9, The Shopping Centre, Chain Lane,, St Helens, North West, WA11 9HB
St Helens Millennium Centre Services LTD T/A Millennium PharmacyAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FEQ00 29-31 Shaw Street, St Helens, North West, WA10 1DG
St Helens Pharmacy LTDAwarded supplierGB-NHS: FPR30, FGJ47 Firdale Road,, Northwich, North West, CW8 4AZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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