Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire NHS Procurement
Gate House, Fretherne Rd
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6NS
UK
Contact person: Mr Grant Thrussell
Telephone: +44 1707356162
E-mail: grant.thrussell@hertsprocurement.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hertsprocurement.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.hertsprocurement.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com
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
Provision of Aseptically Prepared Drugs to East and North Hertfordshire (ENHT) NHS Trust, including The Lister Site and The Mount Vernon (MV) Site and The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) NHS Trust
Reference number: DN340088
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85149000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Lister (East and North Herts NHS Trust) and Princess Alexandra Hospital to work in partnership to rationalise the services from both aging units that require significant capital to continue to provide the standard and capacity to cope with the increasing demand of aseptically prepared doses. In addition the scope of the tender also includes the Mount Vernon site, whose chemotherapy is currently provided by a third party. Due to the lack of capital investment within the NHS, we are inviting tenders for the provision of aseptically prepared drugs to East and North Hertfordshire Trust and Princess Alexandra Hospital in working partnership.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
UKH35
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To meet the current and forecast service level requirements of the Contracting sites and wider region, it is expected that the successful Bidder will commit to building a new compounding facility in the Hertfordshire/Essex area to be operational within two years of award date and capable of providing a range of aseptically prepared products including Parenteral Nutrition (PN), Out-patient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), Chemotherapy, Biologics and Clinical Trials investigational drugs. However, alternative proposal from bidders are welcome and bidders are invited to demonstrate other models and solutions to meet our requirements.
Furthermore, nationally there is a shortage of aseptic capacity, a situation which has been highlighted and reviewed jointly with NHS England and other stakeholders. The successful Bidder must meet the strategic need of the Trusts to increase the available aseptic capacity through investment in incremental production capability.
The successful Bidder must be able to accommodate the chemotherapy requirement of Lister and MV from the start of the new contract without impact on contracted service levels. It should also have a plan to introduce PAH’s chemotherapy requirement and all sites aseptic preparations requirement by 31.12.2019, such that both The Lister and PAH can decommission their current in-house facilities to their own timetable.
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:
01/02/2019
End:
31/01/2029
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension of 1 + 1 year.
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.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
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
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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:
11/06/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
11/05/2018
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/05/2018