Care At The Chemist (Minor Ailment Service) - Sefton
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDEstimated Value
Up to £0
Deadline
Not specified
Published
30 April 2025
Type
services
Overview
The minor ailment service aims to promote self-care by encouraging people with minor ailments to access advise and treatment for minor ailments from a community pharmacy. This will release capacity in other health care setting such General Practice, NHS 111 and A&E.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to selected Sefton pharmacies across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on 31st March 2026.
Funding is based on delivery of the activity as defined within the service specification. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice.
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Contact & helpdesk
The contract is a 0 based contact.
Additional details
This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
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Award Details
Alexanders Pharmacy
£0
Sharief Healthcare LTD
£0
Sharief Healthcare Ltd (Allied Pharmacy)
£0
Sharief Healthcare Ltd (allied Phamacy)
£0
Norwood Healthcare Ltd Part of Sharief Healthcare
£0
ASDA Stores Limited
£0
Bridge Road Chemist, AIM RX LTD
£0
Gorgemead Limited, t/a Cohens Chemist
£0
Gorgemead Limited, Cohens Chemist
£0
Day Lewis Pharmacy
£0
Mary Davey Chemists Ltd
£0
Rightdose Healthcare Limited
£0
Station Pharmacy
£0
Superdrug Stores PLC
£0
Cambridge Road Pharmacy
£0
Careplus Medicines Limited, t/a Careplus Chemist
£0
Healthy Living Pharmacies Limited
£0
Pharmacy Care Plus Limited
£0
Primary Health Care Plus Ltd, t/a Formby Health Rooms
£0
L Rowland and Co (Retail) Ltd, t/a Rowlands Pharmacy
£0
Sedem Limited, t/a Sedem Pharmacy
£0
Woolley's Internet Pharmacy (Southport Pharmacy Group)
£0
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
ASDA Stores Limited
18 contracts wonlatest 29 Apr 2026£130,909
total awarded
- 2
Boots UK Ltd
10 contracts wonlatest 23 Apr 2026£96,939
total awarded
- 3
Bestway National Chemists Ltd
9 contracts wonlatest 23 Apr 2026£37,581
total awarded
- 4
Sharief Healthcare Ltd
9 contracts wonlatest 23 Apr 2026£118,330
total awarded
- 5
Gorgemead Ltd
8 contracts wonlatest 23 Apr 2026£92,726
total awarded
ASDA Stores Limited is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Published
30 April 2025
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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