Published date: 30 May 2017

Last edited date: 30 May 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Automation system - 48921000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1 to £74,100,000

Procurement reference

F/041/PDS/16/SR

Published date

30 May 2017

Closing date

12 June 2017

Contract start date

27 June 2017

Contract end date

26 June 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Contract Reference: F/041/PDS/16/SR - A National Framework Agreement for Pharmacy Automated Dispensing Systems
The Countess of Chester Hospital (COCH) Commercial Procurement Service (CPS) wishes to award a mulit supplier framework agreement for the provision Pharmacy Robotic Automated Dispensing Systems that can be utilised by NHS bodies and other public bodies.
The framework agreement will allow NHS authorities and other public bodies to procure a Pharmacy Robotic Automated Dispensing System.

Automated robotic systems improve the accuracy, safety, speed and efficiency of medication dispensing. They decrease human touch in bar coding, packaging, storing and dispensing unit dose medications. Storage and order picking can be done in a fraction of the time of manual processes. This helps increase pharmacy staff efficiency and provides documentation for regulatory compliance.
In summary the Pharmacy Automation framework will help hospitals eliminate the opportunity for medication errors during packaging and dispensing, ultimately increasing patient safety.

This framework will be a multi supplier framework and as such the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services team will offer the following Mini Competition routes:

Route 1: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Services Team will carry out a mini competition process in line with organisation requirements on the client's behalf inviting all suppliers on the framework to take part.

Route 2: The Client Organisation will run the mini competition inviting all suppliers on the framework to take part.

Please download and view the Invitation to Tender and Appendix 1. Ensure you can meet all the Pre-Requisites listed in Schedule C before completing your bid. If you are satisfied you can meet all pre-requisites, register on the portal and complete the Invitation to Tender and return.

The deadline for submitting clarification questions about this tender is Wednesday 7th June 2017 at 13:00 hours

The deadline for submitting a response to this tender is Monday 12th June at 11:00 hours

More information

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The values specified are the maximum potential values. The contract start and end dates are for indicative purposes only.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Ryan

Address

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
CH2 1UL
England

Email

sarah.ryan6@nhs.net

Website

www.nhssourcing.co.uk