Published date: 23 August 2019

This notice was replaced on 23 August 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 8 November 2019)

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

  • Medical consumables - 33140000

  • Medical needles - 33141320

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£210,000

Procurement reference

TOWER001-DN424247-15613054

Published date

23 August 2019

Closing date

27 September 2019

Contract start date

1 November 2019

Contract end date

31 October 2022

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?

Yes

Description

Tower Hamlets is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision for Needle Exchange and Harm Reduction Supplies that can deliver good quality needle exchange packs, slamming packs and individual 'pick and mix' paraphernalia to a number of pharmacies and substance misuse services within the Borough.
Tower Hamlets Drug & Alcohol Action Team commissions a range of needle exchange and harm reduction provisions across the Borough, in accordance with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guidelines on needle and syringe programmes (NICE Public Health Guidance 25, March 2014).
The scheme aims to reduce the possible harms caused by injecting behaviour, by facilitating safe injecting practice.
This is achieved by providing safe and sterile injecting equipment, providing harm reduction advice and signposting drug users to structured treatment services, thus increasing the number of clients engaged in the treatment system, reducing negative health implications and reducing drug related deaths.
Clients accessing needle exchange services are also encouraged to return used equipment for safe disposal, therefore reducing the risk caused by discarded hazardous paraphernalia on the general public.
Tower Hamlets is seeking a provider who can supply and deliver good quality needle exchange packs, slamming packs, individual 'pick and mix' paraphernalia and harm reduction items such as naloxone to a number of pharmacies and substance misuse services within the Borough.
The contract will be for a period of 3 year. The estimated contract value per annum is £60,000 - £70,000; however, this is an expenditure-based contract and the Council will not guarantee a minimum level of spend or funding.

More information

Additional text

Single Supplier Framework for the delivery of supplies as stated in specifications.

About the buyer

Contact name

Julia Estruga

Address

Mulberry Place
London
E14 2BG
England

Telephone

+44 2073640785

Email

procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Website

http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk