Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-03-05
Buyer: The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 481448542 GBP
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Title: NHS Framework for the NHS North of England Region, Branded Medicines – Tranche A and Annual Tranche. Offer reference number: CM/PHR/20/5590 The procurement comprises the following sub-tenders: CM/PHR/20/5590/01 — NHS Framework for the North of England Tranche A. Period of framework: 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2023 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months CM/PHR/20/5590/02 — NHS Framework for the North of England Annual Tranche. Period of Framework: 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2022 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 12 months.
CM/PHR/20/5590/01 — NHS Framework for the North of England Tranche A. Period of Framework: 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2023 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months.
There will be an option to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months.
CM/PHR/20/5590/02 — NHS Framework for the North of England Annual Tranche. Period of Framework: 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2022 with an option or options to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 12 months.
There will be an option to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 12 months.
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 https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 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://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register:
— select ‘Find Opportunities’ from the supplier home screen, use the ‘Sort by:’ facility to find this opportunity and select the bold blue title to select,
— as you select the opportunity, you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response or decline to respond (if you decide not to participate in the opportunity).
1.3) There is a supplier user guide on using the system and Candidates can contact the Atamis helpdesk at support-health@atamis.co.uk or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance when completing responses.
2) General supplier information. To manage and assess supplier information the contracting authority requests candidates provide their company profile in the Government's Supplier Registration Service (which has replaced sid4gov), as follows:
2.1) If not already registered (the previous sid4gov password, login and details will still be on the system), candidates must go to the following web page https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and select ‘Register’ at the top 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 and Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S® Number to enable registration on the system.
2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your company profile. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their 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 this telephone +44 (0) 161 413 7982 or via the message function on the website. 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.


Winner: Accord-UK Ltd
Award value: 481448542
Number of bids: 18