---
title: "QHM-2024-7793 Cohens Chemist"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ccab"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-10-14"
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# QHM-2024-7793 Cohens Chemist

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

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## Summary

The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has concluded the procurement process for the provision of health services, specifically focusing on flu antivirals. The procurement was completed under the Direct Award Process A, part of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. Set in Sunderland within the UKC region, the procurement falls outside the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024. The contract, a service-based award under the limited procurement method, was signed with Cohens Chemist and will span from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Although this contract commenced as an implied service agreement, it formalises the existing service provider relationship.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those with expertise in delivering medical and antiviral products. While the procurement process favoured a direct award route due to the lack of viable alternative providers, businesses looking to expand in the healthcare sector can still gain valuable insights into direct contract negotiations and regulatory frameworks through this example. Large-scale health service suppliers in the UK, especially those able to operate within the existing frameworks of public health care, will find this contract model beneficial for strategic business growth in specialised service deliveries.

## Notice

Flu Antivirals MECATS Voucher

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Flu Antivirals MECATS Voucher The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. 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 April 2025 Contract End Date: 31 March 2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract. This is an existing service and existing provider.

### Procurement Information

The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 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/065341-2025 |
| 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 | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 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 | COHENS CHEMIST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2025 at 15:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065341-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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