Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-10-19
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 21233672 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-11-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This Framework Agreement is for the supply of Intravenous Fluids, Irrigation Fluids and selected medical devices to NHS Scotland. The Goods have been split into five (5) categories, each of which is identified as a ‘Lot’. Full details of each Lot is contained in section II.2 of this notice.
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Services (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to New Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
Option to extend by two (2) further periods of up to twelve (12) 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 Services (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to New Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
The Authority intends awarding on a line by line basis as an unranked multi supplier framework. It is envisaged that a maximum of six (6) Framework Participants will be appointed to the Framework Agreement.
Option to extend by two (2) further periods of up to twelve (12) 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 Services (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to New Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
The Authority intends awarding on a line by line basis as an unranked multi supplier framework. It is envisaged that a maximum of three (3) Framework Participants will be appointed to the Framework Agreement.
Option to extend by two (2) further periods of up to twelve (12) 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 Services (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to New Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
Supply of large volume glucose and sodium chloride intravenous infusions flexible bags to NHS Scotland.
Option to extend by two (2) further periods of up to twelve (12) 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 Services (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to New Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
Option to extend by two (2) further periods of up to twelve (12) 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 of the situation referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

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: 21233672