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title: "St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)"
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# St Helens Place - Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)

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

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## Summary

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded contracts under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service as part of the Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) in St Helens. This contract, falling under the health services industry, commenced on 1st April 2024 and concluded on 31st March 2025. Conducted via a limited procedure, the awards were made without prior publication of a call for competition due to its nature being outside the public contracts regulations' remit. The main objective was to improve access to urgent eyecare services by leveraging local pharmacies, with the process emphasizing quality criteria over price. This tender was initiated via direct award, with the decision being approved on 12th March 2024, ensuring alignment with relevant conflict of interest policies.

For businesses, this procurement underscores significant growth opportunities for both SMEs and larger enterprises involved in pharmaceutical services. Pharmacies such as Brian H Donlon Pharmacy, Farleys Chemist Limited, and others have been instrumental in enhancing accessibility to essential eyecare services, demonstrating a robust partnership model. SMEs can benefit from participating in these targeted service delivery contracts, while larger organisations can leverage these opportunities to further establish a footprint in healthcare service provision. The strategic emphasis on patient choice and service quality is an added incentive for businesses committed to delivering high-standard health services. Regional businesses, particularly those based in St Helens and surrounding areas, stand to gain substantial benefits by engaging with NHS-led service initiatives.

## Notice

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 selected St Helens Pharmacies 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 awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to selected St Helens pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and expired on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated annual contract value of PS1249.40. Contract is activity based and annual values will vary each year.

### Procurement Information

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/020071-2025 |
| 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, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 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 | £498 |

## 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 | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA1 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Bewsey and Whitecross |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | TLD71 East Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 10 |
| Supplier names | BRIAN H DONLON PHARMACY; FARLEYS CHEMIST; HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS; LONGSTERS PHARMACY; MILLENNIUM CENTRE SERVICES; PCT HEALTHCARE; ROWLAND & CO (RETAIL; SHARIEF HEALTHCARE; ST HELENS PHARMACY; TOMLINSONS OF LYTHAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 9 May 2025 at 12:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020071-2025

## Notice URLs

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

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