Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
Telephone: +44 2072104850
E-mail: john.cook@dhsc.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Essential Medicines Buffer Stock — Supply and Storage of Intravenous Fluids
Reference number: Project Ref 168
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33690000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Note: published for completeness, contract award notice not published at time of award. It has been published for transparency purposes. In the event of a pandemic or other health emergency it is likely that medicines supply may be disrupted. Supply disruptions could put an additional burden on the health system. As part of ongoing work to ensure the continuity of medicine supplies particularly during a pandemic or other emergency, the secretary of state for health, acting through the Department of Health and Social Care own an essential medicines buffer stockpile.
Clinical gaps in the current EMBS contract were identified of which the most important gaps are intravenous (IV) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluids for which there are no contracts or buffer stocks. Creating an essential medicines buffer stock for IV and PD fluids is the subject of this procurement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Intravenous fluids — a full list of IV fluids and the related tender documents are published on contracts finder.
Please follow the link — https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
Please sign up to the departments tendering system via the below link to be able to register interest and complete your tender submission - https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
The authority owns an essential medicines buffer stockpile (EMBS) which was first set up in 2009. The purpose of the EMBS is to have medicines that are routinely used in the NHS, available for release into the UK Supply Chain in the event of pandemic or other health emergency. The current EMBS contract was finalised in November 2015 and runs for 4 years to November 2019.
A clinical review of the current EMBS contract has identified revisions to Intravenous (IV) fluids for which there are at present no contracts or buffer stocks. Creating a buffer stock is the subject of this procurement. The EMBS for IV fluids will operate differently to other national stockpiles in that the suppliers who win the contracts are required to store and rotate the stock through their normal supply chain to prevent it from expiring. All the stock must be held with at least 12 months expiry data and it must be held within the UK. The contract will be for a period of up to 17 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the authority's discretion.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Recyclability of Stock/rotation
/ Weighting: 25 %
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30 %
Quality criterion: Delivery
/ Weighting: 5 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for a period of 12months at Authorities discretion
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 025-052743
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 526
Title: Essential Medicines Buffer Stock for Intravenous fluids
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/08/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Baxter Healthcare Ltd
IP24 3SE
Thetford
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 529
Title: Essential Medicines Buffer Stock for Intravenous fluids
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/08/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
B Braun Medical Ltd
Sheffield
S352PW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
WC2A2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/08/2019