Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-05-06
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘the Authority’)
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 50512422 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-06-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This framework agreement is for the supply of Etanercept Subcutaneous Injections in 10 mg, 25 mg and 50 mg presentations to NHS Scotland.
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.
This framework agreement is for the supply of Etanercept Subcutaneous Injections in 10 mg, 25 mg and 50 mg presentations to NHS Scotland. This will require supply of the medicines direct to hospitals and nominated home delivery supplier(s) as directed by the Authority.
Each product line will be treated as an individual Lot and be awarded on a line by line basis. Each Lot will be awarded as an unranked multi supplier framework to a maximum of three (3) Framework Participants.
Option to extend by a further two (2) periods of up to twelve (12) months 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.
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 demonstrate the existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation or EMA Marketing Authorisation that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Medicines prior to to the commencement of the Framework Agreement.
(b) Potential Framework Participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent.
(c)All tendered Goods must comply with the MHRA best Practice Guidance on Labelling and Packaging and the National Patient Safety Agency (‘NPSA’) Guidelines on Packaging and Labelling on pack design.
(a) Confirmation that a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation or EMA Marketing Authorisation that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Medicines 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.
(c) Confirmation that samples for tendered Goods will be supplied upon request to ensure compliance with the MHRA best Practice Guidance on Labelling and Packaging and the National Patient Safety Agency (‘NPSA’) Guidelines on Packaging and Labelling on pack design. Confirmation of sample provision should be provided in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under Technical and Professional ability: Products.
The estimated values referred to in Section II.I.5 and II.2.6 covers the initial twelve (12) month duration and the two (2) twelve (12) month extension periods of the framework agreement.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 8178. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:

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: 50512422