Published date: 12 July 2022

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: 1 September 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Pharmacy services - 85149000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£13,800,000

Procurement reference

CF-0964900D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

12 July 2022

Closing date

1 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2029

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?

Yes

Description

NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) South East seeks to commission a provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver pharmacy services to the following establishments in Kent and Medway.
• HMP Elmley
• HMP Standford Hill
• HMP Swaleside
• HMP/YOI Rochester
• HMP Maidstone
• HMP/YOI East Sutton Park
• HMP/YOI Cookham Wood

The pharmacy service will dispense and deliver medication daily from the pharmacy hub at HMP/YOI Rochester to those establishments listed above, aside from HMP Elmley which will have its own dispensing pharmacy as a satellite to HMP/YOI Rochester and will form part of this contract. This recognises its role as the reception prison for Kent and Medway and the unique pharmacy requirements associated with this cohort.

The pharmacy service will:
• Provide high-quality and effective primary pharmacy services, including medicines management to the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (YOI) in scope, in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Provide an equivalent standard of service and controls within the prisons to that in the community
• Integrate with the healthcare provider to ensure a high-quality patient centred service (as defined by NHS Modernisation Agency 2001), including the appropriate essential standards outlined by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) document "Essential Standards of Quality & Safety"
• Work effectively with the healthcare provider, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and other relevant stakeholders.
• Be needs-led, patient focused and change according to the needs of the population of the Kent and Medway prisons and HMPPS.

The provider shall:
• Ensure that the delivery of medicines management services within the prison meets the needs of the individual and diverse prison population, with specific reference to the six strands of equality and diversity.
• Deliver the services using the most appropriate clinical staff to address the needs of prisoners and the wider healthcare service.
• Implement relevant guidance as applicable and, in each case, as amended from time to time, to ensure prisoners with disabilities and/or communication difficulties can access the services.
• Supply to all non-English speaking prisoners a professional translation service during all consultations and, for the most common languages spoken, translations of explanatory materials including patient information leaflets.
• Ensure that prisoners are treated with dignity and respect

The contract is due to commence on 1st April 2023, and the contract duration will be 6 years. The maximum contract value is £13,800,000 over the contract term. The maximum contract envelope is based on current operational capacity figures. Any change to prison population(s) will be managed through a contract variation process.

Interested providers will be able to view this notice on Atamis (https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome)

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About the buyer

Contact name

Louise Smith

Address

Jubilee House, 5510 John Smith Drive, Oxford Business Park
Oxford
OX4 2LH
GB

Email

scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net