Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-08
Buyer: NHS Commissioning Board (Operating Under the Name of NHS England)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 501400000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-10-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The supply of proprietary pharmaceuticals to participating Authorities in the NHS Region: Midlands and East.
Period of Framework: 1.3.2018 — 29.2.2020. With an option to extend (at the Authority's discretion) for a period or periods up to a total of 24 months.
Each individual National Product Code (NPC) pack description in each of the regions (Midlands and East) is deemed to be a separate product for the application of the award criteria.
The framework agreement is intended for use by the Department of Health, Public Health England and the NHS in England.
The framework may also be used by private sector contractors and agents working on behalf of the above.
This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTendering portal at https://nhsengland.bravosolution.co.uk
Candidates wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register, and provide additional procurement specific information (if requested), through the eTendering portal as follows:
1.1) If not already registered, Candidates should register on the eTendering portal at https://nhsengland.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:
d. access listing related to this procurement NHS Framework Agreement for Proprietary Pharmaceuticals — Midlands and East (Tranche A) and view details;
f. Once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to ‘My ITTs’, where you can download additional documentation (if required), and construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the ‘Publish’ button.
1.3) For any support in registering on the portal or submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering Help-desk at +44 800 368 4850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk
To manage and assess supplier information the Contracting Authority requests candidates provide their company profile in the Governments supplier information database, sid4gov, as follows:
2.1) If not already registered, Candidates must go to the following web page https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ and select ‘Register for sid4gov’ at the bottom of the page. Key in details as requested to search for your company. If you do not have a D-U-N-S® Number, click on the link at the right of the page to obtain a number from D&B. Candidates must obtain a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S® Number to enable registration on sid4gov.
2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your sid4gov company profile. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their sid4gov profile are completed and up to date for each procurement exercise. D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B.
2.3) For further help or information concerning sid4gov, please contact the sid4gov Helpdesk at: support@nqc.com or telephone +44 (0) 845 299 2994.

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to the award criteria contained in the ITO.

Award value: 501400000