Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-10-25
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘NSS’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33692200
Estimated value: 22018000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-11-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This framework agreement is for the provision of a home-care service for compounded parenteral nutrition. This will involve the supply of compounded parenteral nutrition, pumps, nursing support, ancillaries and other equipment which will be delivered to a patient's home and other agreed designated delivery points.
The service will be provided to patients resident in all areas of Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands. Delivery to other parts of the UK may be requested.
This framework agreement is for the provision of a home-care service for the supply of compounded parenteral nutrition, pumps, ancillaries and other equipment, and nursing support to patients in their homes or other designated address.
The Authority intends to award a ranked multi supplier framework agreement to the most economically advantageous tenders.
There is the option to extend this framework agreement by two (2) further periods of up to twelve (12) months each.
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 supply compounded Parenteral Nutrition products from a manufacturing site holding a current MHRA Specials Manufacturing License at the time of tender submission.
(b) Potential Framework Participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent.
(c) All medicines supplied under the Framework Agreement will be dispensed in a pharmacy which at the time of dispensing is registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
(d) All of the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician staff used to service this Framework Agreement will be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
(e) All of the direct patient contact will be undertaken by staff, including all sub-contractors and couriers that, at the point of service provision, have Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme clearance in accordance with the prevailing regulations.
(f) All Clinical Services, as defined in the ITT/specification, must be undertaken by nursing staff, including all sub-contractors that, at the point of service provision, are qualified RNs (or RNCs as appropriate) with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration.
(g) All of the goods supplied under the Framework Agreement must be stored and distributed from a site holding an MHRA Wholesaler Dealers Authorisation which covers POM medicines.
(a) Confirmation that a valid and current MHRA Specials Manufacturing license will be in place prior to the start date of the Framework Agreement 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.

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: 22018000