Framework Agreement for the Supply of X-Ray Contrast Media and Barium Products

Published date: 25 August 2023

This notice was replaced on 13 December 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 13 December 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

X-ray contrast media - 33696800

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£20,000,000

Procurement reference

D97 -XRay Contrast Media and Barium Products

Published date

25 August 2023

Closing date

9 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2026

Contract type

Supply contract

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?

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Description

The purpose of this tender is to put in place a Framework Agreement for the supply of X-Ray Contrast Media and Barium products to the participating Trusts.
The Supplier/s must be willing and able to respond to varying levels of service/product demands e.g. seasonal peaks and troughs in product requirements and respond to clinical change and development.
Current Acute Membership 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/about-us/
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/

This 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/wpcontent/
uploads/2019/04/Public_Registry_FT_directory_190403.xls
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access,free of charge, at
https://emprocurenhs.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

More information

Additional text: This is a two-year Contract with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the EMPC and with the Supplier(s) agreement.
Over the last 4 years, the spend with the EMPC was £6.8m

It is anticipated that the maximum value of this four-year Framework could be in the region of £20m, depending on Contract take up by the Trusts listed in this Contract Notice.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jane Brailsford

Address

East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative
Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, London Road
DERBY
DE223NE
England

Email

jane.brailsford1@nhs.net