Social and other specific services – public contracts
Prior information notice - This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England and NHS Improvement North West
Lancashire
Preston
PR2 8DY
UK
Telephone: +44 1642746918
E-mail: NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
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://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton-On-Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.necsu.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
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
Expressions of Interest NHSE531 — Pharmaceutical Services Lancaster University Area
Reference number: NHSE531
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is supporting a procurement process to commission pharmaceutical services for NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (Lancashire and South Cumbria) in the Lancaster University Area.).
This is a call for competition as per Regulation 75 (i) (B (iv)) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85149000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is supporting a procurement process to commission pharmaceutical services for NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (Lancashire and South Cumbria) in the Lancaster University Area.).
The contract term is 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, and the total contract value is approximately GBP 850 000.
This is a Call for Competition as per Regulation 75 (i) (B (iv)) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-tend) to manage expressions of interest in this contract and as such interested parties will need to register on the portal to access and to register their expression of interest in writing. Supporting documentation can also be found on the in-tend portal.
The In-Tend e-Tendering portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
(Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered) and look for the project NHSE531 — Pharmaceutical Services Lancaster University Area
Further information relating to this service will also be available to download within the portal. Organisation will need to complete the project questionnaire in order to register an interest in this service. Instructions on how to do this will be available on the In-tend portal. Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
850 000.00
GBP
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
NECS is administrating this procurement opportunity on In-Tend and want interested suppliers to record an interest in this notice on In-Tend to obtain further information. Interest recorded in myTenders to obtain further information for this notice will not be considered.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:
24/08/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:220202)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
Londo
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of High Justice — The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/07/2020