Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-03-20
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (More Commonly Known as NHS National Services Scotland) (“NSS”)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 33357901 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-04-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: This Framework Agreement is for the supply of a range of Gastro Intestinal, Endocrine, Nutrition and Blood Generic Medicines to NHS Scotland. The Goods have been separated into ten (10) 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.
Supply of Desferrioxamine Injections to NHS Scotland in a range of presentations. The Authority intends awarding all presentations within this lot to a single supplier.
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.
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 Supply of Dexamethasone Injections to NHS Scotland in a range of presentations. The Authority intends awarding each product line as a multi-supplier unranked framework agreement and it is envisaged a maximum of 6 Suppliers will be awarded.
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.
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 Supply of Macrogol Oral Powder and Solutions to NHS Scotland in a range of presentations. The Authority intends awarding each product line as a multi-supplier unranked framework agreement and it is envisaged a maximum of 6 Suppliers will be awarded.
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.
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 Supply of Mesalazine to NHS Scotland in a range of presentations. The Authority intends awarding each product line as a multi-supplier unranked framework agreement and it is envisaged a maximum of 6 Suppliers will be awarded. Full details can be found within the ITT.
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.
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 supply of Magnesium sulfate to NHS Scotland in a range of presentations. The Authority intends awarding each product line as a multi-supplier unranked framework agreement and it is envisaged a maximum of 6 Suppliers will be awarded. Full details can be found within the ITT.

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: 33357901