Published date: 18 October 2022

This notice was replaced on 6 April 2023

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

Awarded contract (published 6 April 2023)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Postal services related to parcels - 64113000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£322,000 to £522,000

Procurement reference

NICE_BNF_S&D22

Published date

18 October 2022

Closing date

23 November 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NICE is responsible for the provision of prescribing information to healthcare professionals working within the English NHS. This comes in the form of 2 print publications; the British National Formulary (BNF) and the British National Formulary for Children (BNFC). The BNF Volumes are distributed annually across the English NHS and other eligible prescriber groups.

The Storage and Distribution Provider will be responsible for:

• Taking delivery of, storing, and distributing the BNF Volumes to eligible healthcare professionals in England;
• Taking delivery of, storing, and distributing the bulk order of BNF Volumes to a warehouse location for each of the UK devolved administrations;
• Providing a service to manage enquiries from customers regarding distribution of the BNF Volumes;
• Liaising with the Mailing Database Provider that manages the mailing database for the BNF Volumes, which includes all NHS staff who meet the eligibility criteria. [The Mailing Database Provider is the point of contact for eligibility criteria and customer data collation and will provide updated mailing lists.]
• Storage and re-distribution of any returned BNF Volumes in between annual distributions in order to satisfy ad-hoc orders.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Irene Walker

Address

Level 1 City Tower
Manchester
M14BT
United Kingdom

Telephone

0161 870 3198

Email

irene.walker@nice.org.uk