Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-10-26
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: 4047478 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-11-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: 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 authority intends to award this framework as a ranked multi-supplier framework to a maximum of five (5) framework participants.
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.
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 authority intends to award this framework as an unranked multi-supplier framework per line to a maximum of four (4) framework participants.
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.
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.
Supply of a range of antiviral generic medicines used to treat conditions such as HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Influenza to NHS Scotland.
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.

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: 4047478