Published date: 21 March 2023

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 1 June 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical equipments - 33100000

  • Drug detection apparatus - 38544000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

D96

Published date

21 March 2023

Approach to market date

1 June 2023

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

30 November 2025

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?

No


Description

The purpose of this tender is to put in place a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Drugs of Abuse Testing Kits which may be used for general testing, specific testing and/or for incidents of drug misuse for our member trusts .

The East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative (EMPC) hosted by The University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trusts has collated the requirements of the following Trusts who may or may not be participating in this offer, subject to the terms of any existing agreements. Hereafter all references to Pharmacy Collaborative will incorporate these Trusts also.

Current Acute Membership is listed below but is subject to change throughout the life of any resulting contract. The following web address provides the most up to date member list.

https://www.empc.nhs.uk/

The Purchasing Collaborative Organisations that are listed under The Specialist Pharmacy Service may participate in this Framework during the Contract period. Please see the current list at:

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/collaborative-purchasing-organisations/

Framework agreement may extend to: All National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to:

NHS Provider Directory

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory/

NHS Foundation Trusts at:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Public_Registry_FT_directory_190403.xls

This is a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the EMPC and provider(s) agreement.


More information

Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2021/2022 £0

Additional text

The current annual value of the contract for The East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative Members (EMPC) is £25,000

We anticipate growth of this Contract with additional Trust take up and increase in patient numbers. The anticipated contract value over a 4 year period is in the region of £200,000; depending on Contract take up by the Trusts listed in 4 (Description) above.


About the buyer

Contact name

East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative - EMPC

Address

Florence Nightingale Community Hospital
London Road
DERBY
DE1 2QY
England

Email

jane.brailsford1@nhs.net

Website

https://www.empc.nhs.uk/