Notice Information
Notice Title
St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)
Notice 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of PS1242.00 The Contract is activity based and annual values will vary each year.
Procurement 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 provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068946
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036936-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £498 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Apr 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Nov 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA1 1QY
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD61 Warrington
- Delivery Location
- TLD71 East Merseyside
-
- Local Authority
- Warrington
- Electoral Ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Westminster Constituency
- Warrington South
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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