Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-02-06
Buyer: Department of Health
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products | 33690000
Estimated value: 32000000 GBP

Technical requirements: In the event of a pandemic or other health emergency it is likely that medicines supply may be disrupted. Supply disruptions could put an additional burden on the health system. As part of ongoing strategic work to ensure the continuity of medicine supplies particularly during a pandemic or other emergency, DH owns an Essential Medicines Buffer Stockpile (EMBS), which was first set up in 2009.
Clinical gaps in the current EMBS contract were identified of which the most important gaps are intravenous (IV) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluids for which there are at present no contracts or buffer stocks. Creating an Emergency Medicines Buffer Stock for IV and PD fluids is the subject of this procurement.
Lot 1: Intravenous Fluids — a full list of IV fluids are published on contracts finder. Please follow the link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
DH owns an Essential Medicines Buffer Stockpile (EMBS), which was first set up in 2009. The purpose of the EMBS is to have medicines that are routinely used in the NHS, available for release into the UK supply chain in the event of pandemic or other health emergency. The current EMBS contract was finalised in 11.2015 and runs for 4 years to 11.2019.
Clinical gaps in the current EMBS contract were identified of which the most important gaps are intravenous (IV) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluids for which there are at present no contracts or buffer stocks. Creating an Emergency Medicines Buffer Stock for IV and PD fluids is the subject of this procurement.
The Emergency Medicines Buffer Stock for IV and PD fluids will operate differently to other national stockpiles in that the suppliers who win the contracts are required to store and rotate the stock through their normal supply chain to prevent it from expiring. All the stock must be held with at least a 12 month expiry date and it must be held within the UK. The Contract will be for a period of up to 31 months at the Authorities discretion.
Lot 2: Peritoneal Dialysis Fluids — a full list of PD fluids are published on contracts finder. Please follow the link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
DH owns an Essential Medicines Buffer Stockpile (EMBS), which was first set up in 2009. The purpose of the EMBS is to have medicines that are routinely used in the NHS, available for release into the UK supply chain in the event of pandemic or other health emergency. The current EMBS contract was finalised in 11.2015 and runs for 4 years to 11.2019.
Clinical gaps in the current EMBS contract were identified of which the most important gaps are intravenous (IV) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluids for which there are at present no contracts or buffer stocks. Creating an Emergency Medicines Buffer Stock for IV and PD fluids is the subject of this procurement.
The Emergency Medicines Buffer Stock for IV and PD fluids will operate differently to other national stockpiles in that the suppliers who win the contracts are required to store and rotate the stock through their normal supply chain to prevent it from expiring. All the stock must be held with at least a 12 month expiry date and it must be held within the UK. The Contract will be for a period of up to 31 months at the Authorities discretion.
A full list of the IV and PD products the Authority is looking to procure is attached in the contracts finder notice which can be found with the following link https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search


Award value: 32000000