Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-01
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’)
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 24153342 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-07-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: 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 Imatinib to NHS Scotland in a range of presentations. The Authority intends awarding a Ranked Multi-Supplier Framework on a product line basis with an envisaged maximum of 7 Suppliers awarded per line.
Option to extend by a further two (2) periods of up to twelve (12) months each, each, 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.
(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 approved by the MHRA for all tendered Medicines 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 Medicines 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 Technical and Professional ability: Quality Assurance Schemes.
(c) Confirmation that samples for tendered Goods will be supplied upon request to ensure compliance 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. Confirmation of sample provision should be provided in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under Technical and Professional ability: Products.
The estimated value referred to in Sections II.I.5) and II.2.6) covers the twelve (12) months contract duration and the twenty-four (24) month extension period of the framework agreement.
Note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.
To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code 6346 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop-down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.
For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdf
If you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel.

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: 24153342