Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-01
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’)
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products | 33692100
Estimated value: 1840000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-07-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Supply of a range of Unlicensed Intravenous Infusions, including Potassium Chloride, Levobupivacaine and Fentanyl, Heparin, Calcium Chloride and Magnesium Sulphate, to Health Boards across NHS Scotland.
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
The supply of Unlicensed Intravenous Infusions, including Potassium Chloride, Levobupivacaine and Fentanyl, Heparin, Calcium Chloride and Magnesium Sulphate, to Health Boards across NHS Scotland.
Each product line will be treated as an individual Lot and be awarded on a line by line basis to a single supplier. There will be twenty (20) Lots.
The Authority is entitled at its sole discretion to extend the Framework Agreement by up to a further period of twelve (12) months by giving a minimum of three (3) months written notice of such extension.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the 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 Manufacturing ‘Specials’ licence approved by MHRA.
(b) Potential Framework Participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent.
(d) The participant must confirm ability to meet the Product Specifications contained within the ITT.
(a) Confirmation of existence of a valid and current UK Manufacturing ‘Specials’ License approved by the MHRA. Confirmation of such a license should be included in Section 1.63 of the ITT.
(b) Confirmation of the existence of valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent. Confirmation of such certification should be included in Section 1.65 of the ITT.
(c) Confirmation of ability to supply Goods that meet the Product Specifications within the ITT. Confirmation of such ability should be included in Section 1.62 of the ITT.
The estimated value range referred to in Sections II.I.5) and II.2.6) covers the thirty six (36) months initial duration and the full twelve (12) month extension option.
Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.
To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code 5949 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop-down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.

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

Award value: 1840000