NP42223 Provision of Pharmaceutical Goods and Services to Prisons in NHS Scotland

Concepts

• pharmaceutical products
• scotland
• edinburgh
• participating authority
• prison services
• supply of pharmaceutical goods
• nhs
• np42223 provision of pharmaceutical goods
• prisons
• pharmaceutical care needs of patients

Location

Prisons and community custody units across NHS Scotland, a list of the prisons is available at http://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Prisons/Prisons.aspx

Description

This Public Contract is for the supply of pharmaceutical goods and services to prisons and community custody units located within nine health boards across NHSScotland.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Authority is looking for one Supplier to provide the good and services to all noted Participating Authorities (the Contractual structure will be such that separate Contracts for each Participating Authority will be formed on the basis of the one Specification, and the one set of Terms and Conditions). The Public Contracts are for the provision of pharmacy products and related services to all prisons and community custody units throughout Scotland in order to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of patients to agreed professional standards. The Supplier appointed to the Contracts will be required to source and supply all required medicines and pharmaceutical supplies, dispense and deliver the Goods to all prisons and community custody units across Scotland and provide a professional pharmaceutical service to patients in these prisons. The estimated value referred to in Section II.1.5 and II.2.6. does not include spend for the following medicines; Hepatitis C, Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Buvidal or Espranor. These medicines have an estimated total annual value of 5 900 000 (GBP) that the Supplier appointed to the Contract will be required to source. Full detail of the Contract requirements can be found within the ITT documents.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
• 75231230 - Prison services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’) acting through its division National Procurement, is undertaking this procurement of Provision of Pharmaceutical Goods and Services to Prisons in NHS Scotland on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Join Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 (collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’) where applicable. The estimated value referred to in Section II.1.5 and II.2.6 cover(s) the thirty six (36) month Contract duration and the three (3) individual twelve (12) month extension periods of the Contract. (SC Ref:721144)