Published date: 8 March 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: 7 April 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Pharmacy services - 85149000

Location of contract

CB21 5XB

Value of contract

£50,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0686200D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

8 March 2022

Closing date

7 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2026

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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 5 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: £50m

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 5) 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

About the buyer

Contact name

Richard Dixon-Ramsey

Address

Victoria House
Cambridge
CB21 5XB
United Kingdom

Telephone

01223616372

Email

Richard.Dixon-Ramsey@eoecph.nhs.uk