Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY & BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative - EMPC
Florence Nightingale Community Hospital - London Road
DERBY
DE1 2QY
UK
Contact person: Jane Brailsford
E-mail: jane.brailsford1@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.empc.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://emprocurenhs.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework for the supply of products for X-Ray Contrast Media and Barium Products
Reference number: D97
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this tender is to put in place a Framework Agreement for the supply of X-Ray Contrast Media & Barium products to the participating Trusts of the East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative who are hosted by the University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
20 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33696800
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this tender is to put in place a Framework Agreement for the supply of X-Ray Contrast Media and Barium products to the participating Trusts.
The Supplier/s must be willing and able to respond to varying levels of service/product demands e.g. seasonal peaks and troughs in product requirements and respond to clinical change and development.
Current Acute Membership is listed below but is subject to change throughout the life of any resulting contract. The following web address provides the most up to date member list.
https://www.empc.nhs.uk/about-us/
The Purchasing Collaborative Organisations that are listed under The Specialist Pharmacy
Service may participate in this Framework during the Contract period. Please see the current list at: https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/collaborative-purchasing-organisations/
Framework agreement may extend to: All National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to: NHS Provider Directory
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory/
NHS Foundation Trusts at:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wpcontent/
uploads/2019/04/Public_Registry_FT_directory_190403.xls
This is a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the EMPC and the Supplier's agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contract will commence on 1st February 2024 until 31st January 2026.
This is a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the EMPC and Supplier(s) agreement.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The current annual value with the EMPC members is £1.7m per annum or £6.8m over a 4 year period.
It is anticipated that the maximum value of this four-year Framework could be in the region of £20m; depending on Contract take up by the Trusts listed in this Contract Notice.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As per the Invitation to Tender
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As per the Invitation to Tender
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
As per the Invitation to Tender
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As per the Invitation to Tender
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
As per the Invitation to Tender
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per the Invitation to Tender
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
09/10/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
09/10/2023
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust
East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative - EMPC - Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, London Road
Derby
UK
E-mail: andrewwilson6@nhs.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/08/2023