Published date: 22 November 2017

Last edited date: 22 November 2017

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 23 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Warehouse management system - 42965100

  • Depot system - 42965110

  • Inventory management software package - 48430000

    • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

    • Storage and retrieval services - 63121000

    • Warehousing services - 63122000

    • Parcel delivery services - 64121200

    • Stock-control services - 79991000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

17_05_06

Published date

22 November 2017

Closing date

23 February 2018

Description

This notice is to inform the market operators of a Supplier Boot Camp which the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is hosting on 28th November 2017 related to the potential procurement of a contract for the provision of storage and distribution services.


The pre-tender market engagement relates to a potential future opportunity which covers requirements for Vaccines and Other Medicines, including fulfilment services for a Pandemic Specific Vaccine, to be mobilised during an Influenza Pandemic. The requirements are expected to store national stock holdings of circa 5,000 - 7,000 pallets and provide a programme of regular deliveries for routine vaccinations. In addition with flexibility to support scheduled, urgent next day, same-day deliveries and rapid deployment for specific products, within 5 hours in response to an emergency situation.
Regular schedule programme of routine vaccinations approximately 3000 deliveries per week covering 10,000 locations in England, covering a range of health care organisations, including NHS trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts, General Practitioners social care providers and pharmacies. In addition there are some consolidated delivery operations within the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Rapid Deployment covers UK; majority of products will require delivery to acute healthcare trusts, with a small number of products potentially requiring deployment to any post code location in the UK in response to a biological incident.
All services to be provided in a chill-chain environment of +2°C to +8°C with regulatory compliance to the 2012 Human Medicines Regulations and holding a Wholesale Dealers License (WDL) which covers the storage and distribution of refrigerated medicines.

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The Supplier Bootcamp is one of the NHSBSA's preliminary market consultation activities, its purpose is to give the market a broad indication of the opportunity which the NHSBSA intends to offer and to receive feedback from the market as to the NHSBSA's proposed strategy to procure these services. It is not a call for competition. It is currently intended that a contract notice will be published as a call for competition once the NHSBSA's proposed strategy is finalised. An indicative time-line regarding the call for competition will be provided at the Supplier Bootcamp.

At the Supplier Bootcamp the NHSBSA will present the potential opportunity and then offer all suppliers the opportunity of an individual meeting with members of the project team. These meetings will take place on 28th November 2017. Further dates maybe available if required.

How to Express Interest in the Supplier Bootcamp:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) Browse the eSourcing Portal: https://nhsbsa.bravosolution.co.uk. Select the 'Click here to register' ink to register - Accept the terms and conditions click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete. You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the Supplier Boot Camp: Login to the portal with the user-name/password. Click on the relevant Pre-Qualification Question (pqq) to access the content.

If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the e-Tendering help desk on +44 8003684850 or email help@bravosolution.co.uk Please note that this is not a Pre-Qualification stage and is only pre-tender market engagement activity.
Register by 12:00 Noon (BST) 27th November 2017 on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) Browse the eSourcing Portal: https://NHSBSA.bravosolution.co.uk . Once registered a prospectus will be available for the Supplier to access.

About the buyer

Contact name

NHSBSA Strategic Sourcing Team

Address

Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Business Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
England

Email

angela.nixon-moore@nhs.net

Website

https://nhsbsa.bravosolution.co.uk