Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
National Headquarters Gyle Square, South Gyle Crescent,
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
UK
Telephone: +44 1313140118
E-mail: danielle.welsh@nhs.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://healthcareimprovementscotland.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00363
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://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: NHS
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Scottish Medicines Consortium Framework for Economists and Statisticians
Reference number: HIS/2022/605
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
SMC is seeking suitably qualified individuals or organisations who would be interested in providing health economic and statistical support to the organisation. There are three distinct functions being tendered for; undertaking of critical appraisals of the health economic component of pharmaceutical company submissions to SMC; quality assurance review of these critical appraisals and; provision of statistical support and advice to SMC.
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
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
SMC is seeking suitably qualified individuals or organisations who would be interested in providing health economic and statistical support to the organisation. There are three distinct functions being tendered for; undertaking of critical appraisals of the health economic component of pharmaceutical company submissions to SMC; quality assurance review of these critical appraisals and; provision of statistical support and advice to SMC.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
05/05/2022
End:
04/05/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option for two 12 month extensions.
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/04/2022
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:
07/04/2022
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20876. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
(SC Ref:685744)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/03/2022