AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council published a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention-to-award notice for its 2026/27 staff flu vaccination programme, naming 11 pharmacy providers. The notice explicitly says the contract had not yet formally been awarded, despite active award and contract records and a reported signature date.
Published outcomeIntention to award to 11 providers for lot 1; formal award/concluded-contract status is unresolved in the supplied record.
Market significanceThe proposed multi-provider local pharmacy arrangement supports workplace clinics and community-pharmacy vaccination provision in Bolton ahead of the seasonal flu period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
11 supplier records analysed
A1 HEALTHCARE LTD
96% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Verified company number 06999277. Source supplier name: A1 Pharmacy. Award 099079-2026-1 lists the supplier for lot 1.
ASDA STORES LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Verified company number 00464777. Source supplier name: Asda Pharmacy Ltd. Award 099079-2026-1 lists the supplier for lot 1.
GORGEMEAD LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Verified company number 01425062. Source supplier name: Georgemead Ltd. Award 099079-2026-1 lists the supplier for lot 1.
EVEREST PHARMACY LTD
97% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Verified company number 06964906. Award 099079-2026-1 lists the supplier for lot 1.
Halliwell Late Night Pharmacy
89% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Source name is listed in award 099079-2026-1 for lot 1. Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Verified company number 00616537. Source supplier name: Hollowood Chemists Ltd. Award 099079-2026-1 lists the supplier for lot 1.
Landmark Pharmacy
89% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Source name is listed in award 099079-2026-1 for lot 1. Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
MANOR PHARMACY LIMITED
93% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Verified company number 06856536 by normalised-name match. Source supplier name: Manor Pharmacy. Award 099079-2026-1 lists the supplier for lot 1.
Noble & Peacock Pharmacy
89% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Source name is listed in award 099079-2026-1 for lot 1. Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
PHARMAVON LIMITED
94% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Verified company number 01705856 by exact-name match. Source supplier name: Pharmavon Ltd. Award 099079-2026-1 lists the supplier for lot 1.
Rowlands Pharmacy
89% confidenceAward 099079-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published; any value would be shared/unallocated across 11 named providers · Named in PSR intention-to-award record; formal award unresolved
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Source name is listed in award 099079-2026-1 for lot 1. Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-20T14:52:42+01:00.
Notice character
99% confidencePSR intention to award
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Procurement rationale states: "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice."
Formal award status
99% confidenceNot formally awarded according to notice narrative
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Procurement rationale states: "This contract has not yet formally been awarded".
Standstill/representations deadline
98% confidence28 October 2026
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Procurement rationale states representations must be made by 28.10.26.
Lot status
95% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status is "cancelled".
Conflicting structured records
98% confidenceAward and contract records marked active; contract record gives 16 October 2026 as dateSigned
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Award 099079-2026-1 and contract 099079-2026-1 are both status "active"; contract dateSigned is 2026-10-16.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceNot published
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Process, lot, award and contract data contain no value amount or currency.
Supplier-level values
99% confidenceNot published and cannot be allocated among the 11 named providers
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The single award lists 11 suppliers and provides no award, lot or supplier value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Reported contract signature date
95% confidence16 October 2026
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Structured contract record has dateSigned 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Published_at is 2026-10-20T14:52:42+01:00.
Representations deadline
98% confidence28 October 2026
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Notice narrative specifies 28.10.26.
Contract commencement
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no commencement date is stated.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no end date is stated.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWorkplace staff flu vaccination programme for Bolton Council for 2026/27
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Process title and description.
Delivery model
97% confidenceWorkplace clinics and community pharmacy provision
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Lot 1 description refers to existing arrangements for both workplace clinics and community pharmacy provision.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 85141000 — Services provided by medical personnel
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Tender classification.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKD36; supplier locations predominantly Bolton
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Item delivery address is UKD36; supplier party addresses are mainly Bolton, UKD36.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method and procurement_method_details.
Regulatory route
99% confidenceHealth Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
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Procurement rationale explicitly identifies the PSR and says Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply.
Stated rationale
91% confidenceContinuation with existing provider arrangement based on sufficient performance
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Lot award criterion says the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard; lot description emphasises continuity and established local delivery arrangements.
Award criterion
85% confidenceCost criterion shown as 100
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Lot awardCriteria lists criterion type cost with description "100".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No tender submissions, bidder count, scores or evaluation narrative are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
98% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration
99% confidenceNot published
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No start date, end date or duration is supplied.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal provisions are stated.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceA multi-provider local delivery model is indicated, but allocations, pricing and volumes are not published
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One award names 11 providers; the description refers to local community-pharmacy partnerships and no financial or allocation data is supplied.
Continuity emphasis
96% confidenceThe notice emphasises established pharmacy relationships, rapid seasonal implementation and continuity of operational arrangements
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Lot 1 description.
Market access implication
99% confidenceThis record should not be treated as evidence of a completed award or active delivery until the contradictory status information is clarified
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Narrative says no formal award yet; lot is cancelled; structured award and contract records are active and report a signature date.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle contradiction
99% confidenceMaterial conflict between the intention-to-award narrative, cancelled lot, active award/contract records and reported signature date
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Narrative says no formal award; lot 1 is cancelled; award and contract are active; contract dateSigned is 16 October 2026.
Supplier naming differences
98% confidenceFour verified legal names differ from source trading names: A1 HEALTHCARE LTD/A1 Pharmacy, ASDA STORES LIMITED/Asda Pharmacy Ltd, GORGEMEAD LIMITED/Georgemead Ltd, and HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS LIMITED/Hollowood Chemists Ltd
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Supplier verification records show verified legal names and nameMismatch fields.
Unverified supplier identities
99% confidenceHalliwell Late Night Pharmacy, Landmark Pharmacy, Noble & Peacock Pharmacy and Rowlands Pharmacy remain unverified after completed Companies House matching workflows
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Each is supplier_identity_status checked_unmatched with lookup decision still_unmatched.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo value, supplier allocation, pricing, start date, end date, duration, bid count or detailed evaluation results
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Relevant process, award, lot and contract fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record contains unresolved lifecycle contradictions: it describes an intention to award and says no formal award had occurred, while the lot is cancelled and structured award/contract records are active with a reported signature date.
- No published value, pricing, volumes, individual provider allocation, start date, end date, duration, extension terms, bid count or detailed evaluation information is supplied.
- Four named providers remain unverified legal identities: Halliwell Late Night Pharmacy, Landmark Pharmacy, Noble & Peacock Pharmacy and Rowlands Pharmacy.
- Source supplier names differ from verified legal company names for A1 Pharmacy, Asda Pharmacy Ltd, Georgemead Ltd and Hollowood Chemists Ltd.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bolton Council staff flu vaccination 2026/27Bolton Metropolitan Borough CouncilProvider Selection RegimePSR intention to awardworkplace flu vaccinationcommunity pharmacy
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Was the Bolton Council staff flu vaccination contract formally awarded?
The notice narrative says it had not yet formally been awarded. This conflicts with active structured award and contract records and a reported 16 October 2026 signature date.
How many providers were named?
Eleven providers were named against lot 1, with no individual allocations or values published.
What is the published contract value?
No contract, lot or supplier-level value was published in the supplied record.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.