Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-10
Buyer: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Submission deadline: 2018-03-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contractor will provide a homecare service for the purchasing, dispensing and delivery of epoetins for patients of trusts in the Thames Valley and Wessex region.
The aim of the service is to work in collaboration with the NHS to enable patients to receive the medicines in their own homes or at a nominated address of their choice.
The Contracting Authority for this ranked framework contract is the Thames Valley and Wessex Pharmacy Procurement Service on behalf of:
*Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust require home delivery along with additional services such as phlebotomy and are likely to run a further competition under this framework.
Additional to these, members of NHS Commercial Solutions will have the option to use this agreement. These Trusts can be viewed at:
The frameworks when awarded will be for two years with 2 options for twelve month extension (maximum duration 4 years).
To download the SSQ to participate in the above, please register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
Login to the portal with the username /password: — click the “SSQ/ITTs open to all suppliers” link (these are Standard Selection Questionnaires or tenders open to any.
Registered suppliers), — click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content, — click the ‘Express Interest’ button in the ‘Actions’ box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the SSQ into yourMy SSQ/My ITTs page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only), — you can now access any of the attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachment” in the “Actions” box.

Eligibility requirements: The Contracting Authority for this ranked framework contract is the Thames Valley and Wessex Pharmacy Procurement Service on behalf of: — Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, — Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, — Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, — Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, — Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, — Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, — Isle of Wight NHS Trust, — Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, — Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, — Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust*, — Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, — Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, — Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, — Solent NHS Trust, — Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, — The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, — University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. *Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust require home delivery along with additional services such as phlebotomy and are likely to run a further competition under this framework. Additional to these, members of NHS Commercial Solutions will have the option to use this agreement. These Trusts can be viewed at: http://www.commercialsolutions-sec.nhs.uk/trusts.php The frameworks when awarded will be for two years with 2 options for twelve month extension (maximum duration 4 years). To download the SSQ to participate in the above, please register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): — browse to the ESourcing Portal: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/bhft/web/login.shtml and click the link to register, Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”, — enter your correct business and user details, — note theusername you chose and click ‘save’- when complete. You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep secure). Login to the portal with the username /password: — click the “SSQ/ITTs open to all suppliers” link (these are Standard Selection Questionnaires or tenders open to any. Registered suppliers), — click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content, — click the ‘Express Interest’ button in the ‘Actions’ box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the SSQ into yourMy SSQ/My ITTs page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only), — you can now access any of the attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachment” in the “Actions” box.