Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales LHB's and Trusts)
Procurement Services, 4th Floor, Companies House, Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3BU
UK
Contact person: Rob Hollands
Telephone: +44 2920902286
E-mail: Robert.d.Hollands@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/
Address of the buyer profile: https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs/
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
Transitional Drugs
Reference number: PAD-OJEU-50344
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Transitional Drugs - tender for drugs that are shortly due to lose their patent exclusivity.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Transitional Drugs - this is a tender for a list of drugs that are shortly due to lose their patent exclusivity.
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
Start:
01/10/2022
End:
31/01/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
There is a possibility to extend up to a further 12 months
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:
Yes
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 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:
Any supplier may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the
requisite manner: 1. ENTERING GENERAL Qualification SUPPLIER INFORMATION NHS Wales
Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services utilizes the NHS Supplier Information Database (Sid4Gov)
and/or Sell2Wales to manage and assess general prequalification information in the form of a profile.
Candidates are requested to either: i) Provide their profile in Sid4Gov as follows: Candidates should
register on Sid4Gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their
Sid4Gov company profile for publication to the system. Candidates already
registered on NHS Sid4Gov must ensure that information is up to date and provide
their profile number when responding to this alert. Where access to Sid4Gov is
unavailable, please contact the Sid4Gov helpdesk at support@nqc.com or ii) Register company information
on the Sell2Wales website at ww.sell2wales.co.uk. 2. SUBMISSION
OF TENDER AND PROCUREMENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION i) Candidates should register on the NHS Wales
Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services eTendering portal
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs ii) Once registered, candidates must
submit their tender as follows a) login to NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Procurement Services eTendering portal b) select 'Respond to OJEU advert and ITT c) select 'ITTs Open To
All Suppliers' d) access listing relating to the contract (title Anti-Retroviral Drugs) and view details e) click on 'Express
Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left hand side of the page iii) Once you have expressed interest,
the ITT will move to 'My ITTs', where you can download additional documentation and where you can
construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the
publish button iv) For any support in submitting your tender, please contact the
eTendering helpdesk on 08000112470 or at help@bravosolution.co.uk
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/07/2022
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:
25/07/2022
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.3) Additional information
1. The contracting authority reserves the right to use an electronic reverse auction.
2. If and when this requirement is offered for tender, this may be done in whole or
in part via electronic means using the internet.
3. The contracting authority is not bound to award a contract in whole or part.
4. The contracting authority will not bear the tender costs of any of the tenderers.
5. In reference to I.1.9 (Variants) to the extent permitted, if at all, in the tender
documents.
6. This notice is being placed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Procurement Services. For the
purpose of this procurement, the awarding authority will be Velindre NHS Trust.
7. This advertisement is placed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership -
Procurement Services on behalf of participating LHB's/Trusts in Wales for the
totality of those LHB/Trust specific contractual arrangements.
8. The Framework to be let for 16 months with an option to extend for up to 12 months.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (as hosted by Velindre NHS Trust)
4th Floor, Companies House, Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/06/2022