Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘NSS’)
Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
UK
Telephone: +44 1698794544
E-mail: mairi.gibson@nhs.net
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Homecare Delivery of Blood Clotting Factors
Reference number: NP30119
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85141210
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of a home delivery service on behalf of NHS Scotland for the delivery of blood clotting factor medicines to patient homes across NHS Scotland.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and any integrated joint boards established pursuant to the new public bodies (Joint working) Scotland Act 2014.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This framework agreement includes the dispensing and delivery of the prescribed medicines along with ancillary products, if required, to patients in their homes or other agreed designated delivery points and to provide removal of sharps containers as detailed within the specification documentation.
This tender was for approximately 250 patients across NHS Scotland resulting in approximately 2 000 deliveries per annum. The number of patients and deliveries will vary through the duration of the framework agreement.
The authority has awarded this framework agreement as an unranked multi-supplier framework to 3 suppliers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Communication with the purchasing authority
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Communication with the patient
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Account management — performance management
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Dispensing and delivery service
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Contingency
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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
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
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:
2019/S 173-422195
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NP30119
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/01/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alcura UK Ltd
Selborne House, Mill Lane
Alton
GU34 2QJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1420540572
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Healthcare at Home
107 Station Street
Burton-upon-Trent
DE14 1SZ
UK
Telephone: +44 3331039499
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare
Scimitar Park, Roydon Road
Harlow
CM19 5GU
UK
Telephone: +44 1279456946
Fax: +44 1279419900
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The estimated value range referred to in Sections II.I.5) and II.2.6) covers the 24 months initial duration and the full 24 months extension options.
(SC Ref:613919)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court House
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The bringing of court proceedings against the authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the framework agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the framework agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/02/2020