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title: "Wirral Place - Community Pharmacy Intravenous Antibiotic Stockholding Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050b9c"
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published: "2025-05-01"
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# Wirral Place - Community Pharmacy Intravenous Antibiotic Stockholding Service

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050b9c

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## Summary

The procurement process detailed is a confirmation of contract award notice under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), carried out by the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. The contract pertains to the "Wirral Place - Community Pharmacy Intravenous Antibiotic Stockholding Service," with a focus on the health and social work services category. The location specified is Wirral, with the service ensuring access to IV antibiotics across multiple pharmacies. This procurement followed a limited method, bypassing the need for prior competition calls as it is outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract, valued at approximately £3020 annually, commenced on the 1st of April, 2024, and concludes on the 31st of March, 2025. The decision to award was confirmed on 12th March 2024, after approval by the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses within the pharmaceutical supply chain, particularly those positioned to support healthcare delivery with essential medication stockholding services. Companies specializing in pharmaceutical distribution or community pharmacy services, such as ASDA Stores Ltd and Loquat Pharma Ltd T/A Allied Pharmacy, stand to benefit from such contracts. The focus on a reliable supply of IV antibiotics aligns with the needs of healthcare providers looking to enhance patient care by ensuring quick availability of critical medications, presenting an appealing proposition for entities capable of meeting the service specifications.

## Notice

The purpose of this service is to improve access to essential IV antibiotic medicines, to ensure continuity of supply, and to support patients, carers and healthcare professionals by providing them with information, advice and signposting, where appropriate. Specifically, the participating pharmacies will provide immediate and consistent access in Wirral for patients and healthcare professionals to IV antibiotic medicines when they are required within contracted pharmacy opening hours.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to selected pharmacies across Wirral. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated annual contract value of PS3020. This contract is activity based and funding is based on delivery of the activity as 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/018514-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Mar 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 | £3,020 |

## 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 | TLD74 Wirral |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ASDA STORES; LOQUAT PHARMA LTD T/A ALLIED PHARMACY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 1 May 2025 at 14:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018514-2025

## Notice URLs

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

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