Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-24
Buyer: The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products | 33690000
Estimated value: 408000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-12-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: National Framework Agreement for the Supply of Generic Pharmaceuticals – Tenofovir Disoproxil/Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil/Emtricitabine/Efavirenz
Invitation to offer for National Framework Agreement for the supply of generic pharmaceuticals – Tenofovir Disoproxil/Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil/Emtricitabine/Efavirenz
Period of Framework Agreement: the total maximum duration of the Framework Agreement to be no more than 36 months potential periods of call-offs under the Framework Agreement:
Please refer to Document 3, Schedule 8 in the ITO Documents for the list of purchasing points. The Framework Agreement is intended for use by the DHSC, Public Health England and the NHS in England.
Period of Framework Agreement: the total maximum duration of the Framework Agreement to be no more than 36 months potential periods of call-offs under the Framework Agreement:
Please refer to Document 3, Schedule 8 in the ITO Documents for the list of purchasing points. The Framework Agreement is intended for use by the DHSC, Public Health England and the NHS in England.
Period of Framework Agreement: the total maximum duration of the Framework Agreement to be no more than 36 months potential periods of call-offs under the Framework Agreement:
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
(d) access listing related to this procurement, national Framework Agreement for the supply of generic pharmaceuticals – Tenofovir Disoproxil/Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil/Emtricitabine/Efavirenz, 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 Government's Supplier Registration Service (which has replaced sid4gov), as follows:
2.1) If not already registered (the previous sid4gov password, login and details will still be on the system), candidates must go to the following web page https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and select “Register” at the top 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 and Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S® Number to enable registration on the system.
2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your company profile. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their profile are completed and up to date for each procurement exercise. D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B.


Award value: 408000000