Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-03-12
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘NSS’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 2617970 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-04-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Supply of sodium oxybate 500 mg/ml oral solution sugar free (180 ml) to NHS Scotland. The authority intends to award this framework as a single supplier framework.
This framework includes the option(s) to extend for up to a total period of twenty-four (24) months upon giving not less than three (3) months written notice, such notice to expire no later than the date the framework agreement is due to expire.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any situation referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
(a) potential framework participants must be able to demonstrate the existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation or EMA Marketing Authorisation that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Goods at the date of submission of the tender.
(b) potential framework participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent.
(c) all tendered goods must comply with the MHRA best practice guidance on labelling and packaging and the National Patient Safety Agency (‘NPSA’) guidelines on packaging and labelling on pack design.
(a) confirmation of existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation or EMA Marketing Authorisation that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered goods at the date of submission of the tender should be included in the qualification envelope of the ITT under the technical and professional ability: quality control.
(b) confirmation of the existence of valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent. Confirmation of such certification should be included in the qualification envelope of the ITT under the quality assurance schemes.
(c) confirmation that samples for tendered goods will be supplied upon request to ensure compliance with the MHRA best practice guidance on labelling and packaging and the National Patient Safety Agency (‘NPSA’) guidelines on packaging and labelling on pack design. Confirmation of sample provision should be provided in the qualification envelope of the ITT under technical and professional ability: products.
The estimated value referred to in Section II.1.5) covers the sixteen (16) month contract duration and the twenty-four (24) month extension period of the framework agreement.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 16012. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
The authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the framework agreement which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a 'standstill period' of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the authority despatches the notice(s) and the date on which the authority proposes to conclude the relevant framework agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the framework agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the framework agreement has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the framework agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the framework agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the framework agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

Eligibility requirements: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any situation referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Award value: 2617970