Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services

Contract summary

Industry

• Pharmacy services - 85149000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£455,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_161947/679595

Published date

7 June 2018

Closing date

3 April 2018

Contract start date

1 July 2018

Contract end date

30 June 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

This framework agreement is for the provision of safe, legal, efficient and cost effective pharmaceutical
wholesale services comprising the delivery of medicines and other pharmaceutical products (referred to
henceforth as the 'Service') to Participating Authorities (Annex A3 to the Invitation to Tender). Participating
Authorities may require deliveries to one or more delivery points which may change from time. The Service may
incorporate an option for service enhancements, such as seven day working, which integrate clinical pharmacy
services and support risk avoidance and clinical governance agendas.
Total contract value: £455m
Non contract or agency value: £34m
This framework agreement is for East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EoECPH) Members,
including affiliate members and associate members.
Affiliate members are members of an affiliated procurement organisation.
Associate members are publicly funded entities, not EoECPH members nor affiliate members, who sign the
framework customer access agreement and are subsequently granted access to this specific framework
agreement only.
Subject to successful application for associate membership through completion of the Customer Access
Agreement (Schedule 7 - Call-off Procedure Annex 1) or membership of an affiliate procurement organisation,
this Framework Agreement will include, and be for the benefit of publicly funded (both wholly and partially
funded) entities in the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. This will
include, but is not limited to: Acute, Ambulance, Mental Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Health and Care
Trusts, Area Teams, Local Authorities and Special Health Authorities, HSC in Northern Ireland, NHS Scotland and
NHS Wales, including any successor or emerging organisations, which will include but is not limited to the
emerging landscape of combined health and social care commissioners and providers. Please follow the links
below to identify specific organisations:
- NHS trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx
- Clinical Commissioning Groups: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx
- Area Teams: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx
- Local Authorities: https://www.lgbce.org.uk/records-and-resources/local-authorities-in-england
- Special health authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx
- HSC in Northern Ireland: http://online.hscni.net/other-hsc-organisations
- NHS Scotland:http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/
- NHS Wales:http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Pharmaceutical Wholesale Services

• Opportunity
• Published 20 February 2018

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Award information

Awarded date

5 June 2018

Contract start date

1 July 2018

Contract end date

30 June 2020

Total value of contract

£455,000,000

This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.

AAH Pharmaceuticals Limited

Alliance Healthcare Distribution Ltd

Mawdsley-Brooks & Co Ltd

Phoenix Healthcare Distribution

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About the buyer

Contact name

Joe Bassett

Address

Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB21 5XB
England

Email

joe.bassett@eoecph.nhs.uk