Published date: 21 March 2023

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 15 May 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical equipments - 33100000

  • Pharmaceutical products - 33600000

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

D95

Published date

21 March 2023

Approach to market date

15 May 2023

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2026

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

The provision of a dispensing/compounding and delivery service to patients' homes for Parenteral Chemotherapy plus associated treatments and for Parenteral Biologics plus nursing support for administration for all products.

Current Acute Membership is listed below but is subject to change throughout the life of any resulting contract. The following web address provides the most up to date member list. https://www.empc.nhs.uk/

The Purchasing Collaborative Organisations that are listed under The Specialist Pharmacy Service may participate in this Framework during the Contract period. Please see the current list at:
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/collaborative-purchasing-organisations/

Framework agreement may extend to: All National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to:
NHS Provider Directory:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory/

NHS Foundation Trusts at:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Public_Registry_FT_directory_190403.xls

This is a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the EMPC and provider(s) agreement.


More information

Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2021/2022 £0

Additional text

This is a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the EMPC and provider(s) agreement.

The current annual value of the contract for The East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative Members (EMPC) is £32m.

We anticipate growth of this Contract with additional Trust take up and increase in patient numbers. The anticipated contract value over a 4 year period is in the region of £450m; depending on Contract take up by the Trusts listed in 4 (Description)

Suppliers will be required to meet the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit Standard for their Information Systems


About the buyer

Contact name

East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative - EMPC

Address

Florence Nightingale Community Hospital
London Road
DERBY
DE1 2QY
England

Email

jane.brailsford1@nhs.net

Website

https://www.empc.nhs.uk/