Awarded contract

Halton Place - Community Urgent Eyecare Service (Pharmacy)

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£560
Topic
Health services
Published
23 April 2026

Tender description

(CUES) A Community Pharmacy Dispensing Service for CUES is commissioned from Halton 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. CUES - NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Halton Place will pay participating pharmacy contractors a professional service fee of £4 for each item dispensed to an individual patient, under the terms of this service in addition to the agreed reimbursement price plus VAT, as set out in DM&D, for the product or products supplied. This contract is activity based. Lot 1: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to local pharmacy providers for the delivery of local schemes. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £560.00

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date18 November 2025
  2. Completed: Award published23 April 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB commissions NHS services, and formed in July 2022 from nine legacy clinical commissioning groups. Contracts are awarded by direct award, by varying an existing agreement, or through open competitive procurement. National and local framework agreements are also used, awarded directly or through a mini competition. Every award follows the Provider Selection Regime and the Procurement Act 2023. Providers can seek accreditation by contacting the ICB's procurement team directly. Procurement decisions are published in the ICB's PSR publication of decisions register.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB's contract awards have been in health and social work and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85100000 · Health services

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