Ready to Administer

Published date: 25 September 2015

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: 13 November 2015

Contract summary

Industry

Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£600,000

Procurement reference

D70.D23

Published date

25 September 2015

Closing date

13 November 2015

Contract start date

1 May 2016

Contract end date

30 April 2018

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?

Description

The aim of this tender is to provide a significant improvement in the supply of ready to administer injectable products, and specifically to achieve

• Optimisation of the formulation, presentation and labelling of products to improve safe handling and reduce risks to patients and staff. Reduced stock inventory
Regular, managed deliveries of agreed volumesFull cost transparency per unit
Approved product specifications to facilitate quality assurance at trust level

The term "Ready to Administer Injectable Product" is intended to mean that the product is presented in a syringe or infusion bag that requires no further manipulation prior to administration. However, under this contract EMPC is happy to consider innovative technological solutions which may be used to minimise, the need for manipulation prior to administration and give advantages in increasing shelf life and reducing waste.

Where novel presentations of the products are offered EMPC reserves the right to award both the novel presentation and a more "traditional" presentation of the same product and allow member Trusts to decide on which presentation to use. In these circumstances EMPC will endeavour to inform contractors of each member Trusts decision

About the buyer

Address

Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Derby
DE22 3NE
England

Email

andrewwilson6@nhs.net