Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn,
Cambridge
CB21 5XB
UK
Contact person: Joe Bassett
E-mail: joe.bassett@eoecph.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eoecph.nhs.uk
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
Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85149000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This framework agreement is for the provision of safe, legal, efficient and cost effective pharmaceutical wholesale services comprising the delivery of medicines and other pharmaceutical products (referred to henceforth as the ‘Service’) to Participating Authorities (Annex A3 to the Invitation to Tender). Participating Authorities may require deliveries to one or more delivery points which may change from time. The Service may incorporate an option for service enhancements, such as seven day working, which integrate clinical pharmacy services and support risk avoidance and clinical governance agendas.
Total estimated contract value: 455 000 000 GBP.
Estimated non contract or agency value: 34 000 000 GBP.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
455 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This framework agreement is for the provision of safe, legal, efficient and cost effective pharmaceutical wholesale services comprising the delivery of medicines and other pharmaceutical products (referred to henceforth as the ‘Service’) to Participating Authorities (Annex A3 to the Invitation to Tender). Participating Authorities may require deliveries to one or more delivery points which may change from time. The Service may incorporate an option for service enhancements, such as seven day working, which integrate clinical pharmacy services and support risk avoidance and clinical governance agendas.
Total contract value: 455 000 000 GBP.
Non contract or agency value: 34 000 000 GBP.
This framework agreement is for East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EoECPH) Members, including affiliate members and associate members.
Affiliate members are members of an affiliated procurement organisation.
Associate members are publicly funded entities, not EoECPH members nor affiliate members, who sign the framework customer access agreement and are subsequently granted access to this specific framework agreement only.
Subject to successful application for associate membership through completion of the Customer Access Agreement (Schedule 7 – Call-off Procedure Annex 1) or membership of an affiliate procurement organisation, this Framework Agreement will include, and be for the benefit of publicly funded (both wholly and partially funded) entities in the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. This will include, but is not limited to: Acute, Ambulance, Mental Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Health and Care Trusts, Area Teams, Local Authorities and Special Health Authorities, HSC in Northern Ireland, NHS Scotland and NHS Wales, including any successor or emerging organisations, which will include but is not limited to the emerging landscape of combined health and social care commissioners and providers. Please follow the links below to identify specific organisations:
— NHS trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx.
— Clinical Commissioning Groups: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx.
— Area Teams: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx.
— Local Authorities: https://www.lgbce.org.uk/records-and-resources/local-authorities-in-england.
— Special health authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx.
— HSC in Northern Ireland: http://online.hscni.net/other-hsc-organisations.
— NHS Scotland:http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/.
— NHS Wales:http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: General
/ Weighting: 24.4 %
Quality criterion: Delivery
/ Weighting: 6.7 %
Quality criterion: Emergency deliveries
/ Weighting: 2.2 %
Quality criterion: Outer packaging and labelling
/ Weighting: 6.7 %
Quality criterion: Contingency arrangements
/ Weighting: 6.7 %
Quality criterion: Invoicing and credits
/ Weighting: 2.2 %
Quality criterion: Complaints and incidents
/ Weighting: 6.7 %
Quality criterion: Service levels and contract management
/ Weighting: 2.2 %
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 2.2 %
Cost criterion: Base discount
/ Weighting: 40 %
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:
2018/S 035-076356
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/06/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AAH Pharmaceuticals Limited
Sapphire Court, Walsgrave Triangle, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV2 2TX
Coventry
CB2 2TX
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:
: 455 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/06/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alliance Healthcare Distribution Ltd
43 Cox Lane Chessington KT9 1SN
Chessington
KT9 1SN
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:
: 455 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/06/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mawdsley-Brooks and Co Ltd
Number Three, South Langworthy Road, Salford, Manchester, M50 2PW
Manchester
M50 2PW
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:
: 455 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/06/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Phoenix Healthcare Distribution
Rivington Road, Whitehouse Industrial Estate, Runcorn, WA7 3DJ
Runcorn
WA7 3DJ
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:
: 455 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub c/o West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn, CB21 5XB
Fulbourn
CB21 5XB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/06/2018