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

Concepts

• pharmaceutical products
• scotland
• edinburgh
• participating authority
• full service requirement
• supply of pharmaceutical goods
• prison services
• nhs
• np42223 provision of pharmaceutical goods
• pharmaceutical supplies

Location

United Kingdom: 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 Contract Specification sets out the full service requirement which includes a supply and dispensing function and a clinical service element. For clarity, the requirement is that Potential Suppliers will be able to provide a full supply and dispensing function to all Premises detailed in the Contract Specification from the contract start date. The clinical service element will be implemented as soon as possible thereafter, further to discussion and agreement with the Authority and Participating Authorities. 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.

Renewal Options

The Contract may be extended at the sole discretion of the Participating Authorities on 1, 2, or 3 occasions as determined by the Authority for a further period of 1 year on each occasion, provided a notice of extension has been served on the Supplier by the Authority on behalf of all Participating Authorities no later than 1 month prior to the date upon which the Contract would otherwise expire.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
• 75231230 - Prison services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 23517. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It is a mandatory requirement that Potential Participants agree to support the concept, provision and ongoing development of community benefits provision in relation to this Contract. Potential Participants are required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a brief summary of the community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and also what impact and outcomes these have achieved. Potential Participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this contract if successful or, alternatively, Potential Participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits. For further information please visit www.nss.nhs.scot/procurement-and-logistics/sustainability/access-our-community-b... (SC Ref:722682)