Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-07
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 | 75231230
Estimated value: 42500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-08-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This Contract is for the supply of pharmaceutical goods and services to 15 prisons located within nine health boards across NHS Scotland.
The 15 prisons across NHS Scotland, a list of the prisons is available at http://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Prisons/Prisons.aspx
The Contract is for the provision of pharmacy products and related services to all prisons throughout Scotland in order to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of patients to agreed professional standards. The Supplier appointed to the Contract will be required to source and supply all required medicines and pharmaceutical supplies, dispense and deliver the Goods to all fifteen prisons across Scotland and provide a professional pharmaceutical service to patients in these prisons.
The Authority is entitled at its sole discretion to extend the Framework Agreement by up to a total period of twelve (12) months by giving a minimum of three (3) months written notice of such extension.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any situation referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The turnover of the economic operator in respect of its most recent full financial year must have been equal to or more than 20 000 000 (GBP).
Economic operators will confirm they can provide their yearly (“specific”) turnover in the business area(s) covered by the contract within the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under the Economic and Financial Standing.
(a) All of the Goods supplied under the Contract must be stored in and distributed from a site holding an MHRA Wholesaler Dealers Authorisation which covers P, POM and GSL medicines.
(b) Potential Participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO9001 or equivalent.
(c) All of the dispensed Goods supplied under the Contract 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 Contract will be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
(e) All direct prisoner contact will be undertaken by staff that, at the time of service provision, are members of the relevant Protecting Vulnerable Group scheme and all other staff involved in the delivery of this Contract, including all sub-contractors and couriers that, at the point of service provision, have Basic Disclosure clearance in accordance with the prevailing regulations.
(a) Confirmation that the storage and distribution site(s) that will supply all medicines hold a current and valid MHRA Wholesaler Dealers Authorisation registration certificate should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under 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 of the dispensing site(s) holds General Pharmaceutical Council registration certificate should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under Technical and Professional ability: Quality Control.

Eligibility requirements: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any situation referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Award value: 42500000