Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-12-11
Buyer: North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 10000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS NOE CPC Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pharmaceutical Services for Community and Mental Health NHS Trusts
NHS North of England CPC are looking to conclude a Framework Agreement for the provision of pharmaceutical services made available for use by Community and Mental Health NHS Trusts.
The awarding of contracts under the Framework Agreements will be following a reopening of competition, by undertaking further competition, identifying each Contracting Authority's individual requirements.
The services within this Framework Agreement are required to be innovative, timely, responsive, safe, efficient, flexible and cost effective with optimal and timely uptake of cost saving opportunities, such as generic switches, hospital contract pricing, etc.
The Framework Agreement will commence on 1.10.2016 and remain in place for a period of 4 years, to 30.9.2020.
The below-listed Authorities (plus those entities listed at Section II.2.11) and Section VI.3) are eligible to access the resulting framework – subject to NOE CPC approval.
Synchronicity Care Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust) T/A CDD Services
And any additional new NOE CPC members including wholly owned companies and subsidiaries, may utilise this Framework Agreement during the contract term.
Listings of entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NOE CPC include any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including any of the Crown Dependencies and NHS Collaborative Procurement Organisations:
Foundation Trusts, Acute (Hospital) Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Care Trusts listed at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations
Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/ and other organisations involved in commissioning primary care services via Clinical Commissioning Groups supported by Commissioning Support Units which are responsible for commissioning most aspects of NHS care (or equivalent body established pursuant to legislation enacted as a result of, or in connection with, the White Paper, Equity and Excellence:
https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx and other organisations involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services, GP consortia, GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services:
(b) Commissioned by NHS England or other organisations involved in commissioning or overseeing General Practitioner services, as described above.


Winner: Fairview Health Ltd
Award value: 10000000
Number of bids: 2