Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2017-08-19
Buyer: East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub c/o Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85149000
Estimated value: 200000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Framework agreement for the provision of homecare medicines services specifically to members of East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub's Pharmacy Procurement Model and members of NHS Commercial Solutions.
Services are to be provided in line with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Professional Standards for Homecare.
This Framework Agreement will be accessible to all partly or wholly publicly funded bodies in the United Kingdom.
Members of the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub's Pharmacy Procurement Model and members of NHS Commercial Solutions.
— Self-Injectable Biologic Products for Rheumatology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology and Neurology Indications,
Low-tech homecare medicines services will be as defined in the ITT documents which closely aligns to the definitions detailed in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Professional Standards for Homecare.
In brief this can be categorised as dispense and deliver of products for self-administration including, where appropriate, supply of sharps bin and associated waste collection services.
This Framework Agreement will include, and be for the benefit of publically 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:
— Special health authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx
Members of the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Pharmacy Procurement Model and NHS Commercial Solutions. Members are primarily situated in the East of England and South East Coast.
— Self-Injectable Biologic Products for Rheumatology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology and Neurology Indications,
Mid-tech homecare medicines services will be as defined in the ITT documents which closely aligns to the definitions detailed in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Professional Standards for Homecare.
In brief this can be categorised as dispense and deliver of products for self-administration including, where appropriate, supply of sharps bin and associated waste collection services as well as provision of initial patient training / competency assessment or supply of equipment e.g. refrigerator where required.
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:
— Special health authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx


Winner: Alcura UK Limited
Award value: 200000000
Number of bids: 13