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title: "QHM-2025-7531 Tuschem Limited"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a2c2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-10-13"
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# QHM-2025-7531 Tuschem Limited

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a2c2

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## Summary

The procurement process led by the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board focuses on awarding a contract for pharmacy services under the title "QHM-2025-7531 Tuschem Limited." This falls within the healthcare industry category and services procurement. The contract is for pharmacy services, with a start date of 1st April 2025 and an end date of 31st March 2026. The procurement stage is the tender update, with the most recent update dated 13th October 2025, confirming a direct award process under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023. The buying organisation's address is located at Pemberton House Colima Avenue, Sunderland Enterprise Park, Sunderland, UK, and they utilise a limited procurement method, awarding the contract without prior publication of a competition call.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses in the healthcare and pharmacy sectors. Large-scale providers, particularly those already delivering pharmacy services, are well-positioned to compete due to the activity-based nature of the contract, where the service value is not guaranteed but based on performance. The procurement, managed under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime, indicates a streamlined process favouring existing providers fully satisfying prior contract obligations. Businesses aligning with the criteria under this regime and capable of showcasing high-quality and cost-effective service delivery would find this contract advantageous.

## Notice

Pharmacy Services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Pharmacy Services The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS0.01 The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services are activity based contracts with no guaranteed contract value. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 08/10/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064745-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TUSCHEM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85149000 - Pharmacy services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2025 at 12:30 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064745-2025
- 26 Sep 2025 at 08:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059970-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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