Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-26
Buyer: The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Region: WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products | 85149000
Estimated value: 480000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-09-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Contract for the provision of multi-compartment compliance aids to identified in-patients immediately following discharge.
The Contract aims to provide in-patients with medicines immediately following discharge in Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) for those identified as admitted into hospital using MDS or assessed as being unable to self administer their medication by other means whilst an in-patient.
— Ensure communication of the discharge letter requirements for patients between the patient, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Trust), the successful Pharmacy (Provider), the General Practitioner (GP) and the patient's previous community pharmacy.
— Implement holistic medicines reconciliation by providing better information to patients, GPs and community pharmacies about changes to medicines at discharge.
— Achieve collaborative working to ensure that both requests for newly initiated MDS at discharge are appropriate and that ongoing provision of MDS for all patients is appropriate.
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Trust) serves around 450 000 people living in Dudley and the surrounding area. It has one in-patient hospital (Russells Hall Hospital) located near the centre of Dudley which has a maximum capacity of 750 beds. The goods and services required under this contract will only be provided at Russells Hall Hospital. The number of multi-compartment compliance aids also known as monitored dosage systems,that will be provided to identified in-patients immediately following their discharge from the Trust is estimated to be 1,800 per annum.
Following the initial 36 month Contract Period the Contract has an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.
Professional regulation: The activities of pharmacists are regulated by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
— possess a pharmacy contract with the local Clinical Commissioning Group in order to dispense NHS prescriptions.
— be owned and run by a qualified pharmacist (or, in the case of a partnership, pharmacists) or, if the business is a limited company, a superintendent pharmacist must be appointed.
— have a responsible pharmacist in charge of the retail sale or supply of medicines at each pharmacy premises.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

Eligibility requirements: Pharmacists will be required to provide this contract. Professional regulation: The activities of pharmacists are regulated by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) In order to undertake NHS work, retail pharmacies must: — register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). — possess a pharmacy contract with the local Clinical Commissioning Group in order to dispense NHS prescriptions. — be owned and run by a qualified pharmacist (or, in the case of a partnership, pharmacists) or, if the business is a limited company, a superintendent pharmacist must be appointed. — have a responsible pharmacist in charge of the retail sale or supply of medicines at each pharmacy premises.

Award value: 480000