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title: "St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050adb"
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buyer: "NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-04-30"
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# St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050adb

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## Summary

The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has completed a procurement process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The project, titled "St Helens Place - On Demand Availability of Intravenous Antibiotics," falls under the health services category. The location for this service is St Helens, UK, and the service is designed to ensure pharmacies maintain adequate IV antibiotic stock during core hours. This procurement did not follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and the contract was signed on 19th November 2024. The award was confirmed in April 2025, with the contract commencing on 1st April 2025 to expire on 31st March 2026. The procurement stage is complete, and the method used was a limited procedure without prior publication, reflecting a direct award based on specific provider selection criteria.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those qualified as small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). AIM RX LTD, trading as Heath Pharmacy, has been awarded the contract, highlighting the opportunity for pharmacies to benefit from activity-based contracts that require maintaining stock for IV antibiotics. Health service providers specialising in pharmaceuticals, especially those located in or capable of serving the St Helens area, would find this type of tender particularly advantageous for expanding their service delivery and portfolio within the public healthcare sector.

## Notice

Participating pharmacies will provide an Intravenous Antibiotic stockholding service for the patients in St Helens. The aim of the service is to improve the care of patients who require intravenous therapy in the community by ensuring pharmacies have sufficient stock of appropriate IV antibiotics during core hours.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a 1 year contract via Direct Award A to AIM RX LTD, trading as Heath Pharmacy (FCR74). The contract commenced on the 1st April 2025 and will expire on the 31st March 2026. The contract value is estimated to be PS1680.00. This contract is an activity based contract and funding is based on delivery of the activity outlined within the service specification.

### 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018220-2025 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,680 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | WA11 1QY |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLD71 East Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AIM RX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2025 at 19:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018220-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/

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