Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-09-13
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (“NSS”)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 5564000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-10-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public bodies (Joint working) Scotland Act 2014.
Supply of follitropin Alfa fertility medicines in pre-filled syringes, vials, pre-filled pens and glass cartridges to NHS Scotland.
The Authority intends awarding as an Unranked Multi Supplier Framework Agreement by product line. Each product line will be treated as an individual Lot and awarded to an envisaged maximum of 3 framework participants.
The Authority is entitled at its sole discretion to extend the Framework Agreement for up to a maximum of twelve (12) months by giving a minimum of three (3) months written notice of such extension(s).
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public bodies (Joint working) Scotland Act 2014.
The Authority intends awarding as an Unranked Multi Supplier Framework Agreement by product line. Each product line will be treated as an individual Lot and awarded to an envisaged maximum of 3 framework participants.
The Authority is entitled at its sole discretion to extend the Framework Agreement for up to a maximum of twelve (12) months by giving a minimum of three (3) months written notice of such extension(s).
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public bodies (Joint working) Scotland Act 2014.
Supply of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue fertility medicines in vials and sprays to NHS Scotland.
The Authority is entitled at its sole discretion to extend the Framework Agreement for up to a maximum of twelve (12) months by giving a minimum of three (3) months written notice of such extension(s).
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public bodies (Joint working) Scotland Act 2014.
Supply of gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist fertility medicines in pre-filled syringes and vials to NHS Scotland.
The Authority intends awarding as an Unranked Multi Supplier Framework Agreement by product line. Each product line will be treated as an individual Lot and awarded to an envisaged maximum of 3 framework participants.
The Authority is entitled at its sole discretion to extend the Framework Agreement for up to a maximum of twelve (12) months by giving a minimum of three (3) months written notice of such extension(s).
All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public bodies (Joint working) Scotland Act 2014.

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: 5564000