Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-09
Buyer: The Secretary of State for Health acting as part of the Crown through the Commercial Medicines Unit (part ofthe Department of Health)
Country: UK
Region: EAST OF ENGLAND
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 1318047577 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-12-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Products associated with the lots are listed on Document No. 06c of the Invitation to Offer. Each individual National Product Code (NPC) pack description in each of the regions (England, Midlands and East of England, North of England, South of England and London) is deemed to be a separate product for the application of the award criteria. There is no restriction on the number of products that bidders can offer for, or be awarded.
Health England and the NHS in England. The framework may also be used by private sector contractors andagents working on behalf of the above.
Products associated with the lots are listed on Document No. 06c of the Invitation to Offer. Each individual National Product Code (NPC) pack description in each of the regions (England, Midlands and East of England, North of England, South of England and London) is deemed to be a separate product for the application of the award criteria. There is no restriction on the number of products that bidders can offer for, or be awarded.
Health England and the NHS in England. The framework may also be used by private sector contractors and agents working on behalf of the above.
Products associated with the lots are listed on Document No. 06c of the Invitation to Offer. Each individual National Product Code (NPC) pack description in each of the regions (England, Midlands and East of England, North of England, South of England and London) is deemed to be a separate product for the application of the award criteria. There is no restriction on the number of products that bidders can offer for, or be awarded.
Health England and the NHS in England. The framework may also be used by private sector contractors and agents working on behalf of the above.
Products associated with the lots are listed on Document No. 06c of the Invitation to Offer. Each individual National Product Code (NPC) pack description in each of the regions (England, Midlands and East of England, North of England, South of England and London) is deemed to be a separate product for the application of the award criteria. There is no restriction on the number of products that bidders can offer for, or be awarded.
Health England and the NHS in England. The framework may also be used by private sector contractors and agents working on behalf of the above.
Responding to this notice; Any supplier may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the requisite manner: 1) Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTendering portal at www.cmu.bravosolution.co.uk. Candidates wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register, and provide additional procurement specific information (if requested), through the eTendering portal as follows: 1.1) If not already registered, Candidates should register on the eTendering portal at https://www.cmu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register: — accept the terms and conditions and click continue, — enter your correct business and user details, — note the username you chose and click Save when complete, — you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). 1.2) Once registered, candidates must express interest as follows: a. login to the eTendering portal; b. select Response to ITT; c. select ITTs Open To All Suppliers; d. access listing related to this procurement NHS Framework Agreement for Branded Pharmaceuticals — National and view details; e. click on Express interest button at the top of the page. f. Once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to My ITTs, where you can download additional documentation (if required), and construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the Publish button. 1.3) For any support in registering on the portal or submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering Help-desk at +44 800 368 4850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk.2) General supplier information. To manage and assess supplier information the Contracting Authority requests candidates provide their company profile in the Governments supplier information database, sid4gov, as follows: 2.1) If not already registered, Candidates must go to the following web page https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ and select Register for sid4gov at the bottom of the page. Key in details as requested to search for your company. If you do not have a D-U-N-S® Number, click on the link at the right of the page to obtain a number from D&B. Candidates must obtain a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S® Number to enable registration on sid4gov. 2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your sid4gov company profile. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their sid4gov profile are completed and up to date for each procurement exercise. D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B. 2.3) For further help or information concerning sid4gov, please contact the sid4gov Helpdesk at: support@nqc.com or telephone +44 (0) 845 299 2994. Other contracting authorities The framework agreement is for the benefit of other participating NHS bodies (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other non-NHS bodies which the participants deem necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services. Variants: An Offeror is permitted to submit any number of variants to the Authority (subject to the minimum requirements set out in the ITO Terms of Offer Document 2, paragraph 8.2.1.


Award value: 1318047577