Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-02-16
Buyer: Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Country: UK
Region: WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33000000 | 33600000: Pharmaceutical products | 85100000: Health services | 85149000
Estimated value: 32000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-03-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Health services. Pharmaceutical products. Pharmacy services. Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. The Trust is seeking an experienced and established pharmaceutical provider to provide a pharmacy dispensing service to its HIV service and also its GUM Emergency Post Exposure Prophylactic (PEP) service. The contract will comprise the following: a pharmacy dispensing service to its HIV and GUM Emergency Post Exposure Prophylactic (PEP) clinical service; and a pharmaceutical delivery service for HIV patients.
The scope of the contract is for 5 years with an option to extend the contract duration for a further 3 years, subject to annual review. The value shown below is based on the total pharmaceutical supply value.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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The Trust will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point at which information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Trust as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why they were unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved economic operators who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the authority to pay a civil financial penalty, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened.
The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

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