Published date: 7 February 2018
This notice was replaced on 12 March 2018
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Awarded contract (published 16 August 2019)
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Contract summary
Industry
Pharmaceutical products - 33600000
Storage and warehousing services - 63120000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£32,000,000
Procurement reference
Department of Health
Published date
7 February 2018
Approach to market date
5 March 2018
Contract start date
14 June 2018
Contract end date
14 January 2021
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
DH owns an Essential Medicines Buffer Stockpile (EMBS), which was first set up in 2009. The purpose of the EMBS is to have medicines that are routinely used in the NHS, available for release into the UK supply chain in the event of pandemic or other health emergency. The current EMBS contract was finalised in November 2015 and runs for 4 years to November 2019.
Clinical gaps in the current EMBS contract were identified of which the most important gaps are intravenous (IV) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluids for which there are at present no contracts or buffer stocks. Creating an Emergency Medicines Buffer Stock for IV and PD fluids is the subject of this procurement.
The Emergency Medicines Buffer Stock for IV and PD fluids will operate differently to other national stockpiles in that the suppliers who win the contracts are required to store and rotate the stock through their normal supply chain to prevent it from expiring. All the stock must be held with at least a 12 month expiry date and it must be held within the UK. The Contract will be for a period of up to 31 months at the Authorities discretion.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2018/2021 | £32,000,000 |
Attachments
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- EMBS IV and PD fluids.xlsx
- Technical specifications
- Volume list for IV & PD.
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