Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-25
Buyer: The Secretary of State for Health acting as part of the Crown through the Commercial Medicines Unit (part of the Department of Health)
Country: UK
Region: EAST OF ENGLAND
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 180000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-01-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS framework agreement for Hepatitis C medicines for Midlands and East and North of England regions.
Products associated with the lots are listed on Document No. 06c of the Invitation to Offer. Each individual National Product Code (NPC) pack description in each of the regions (Midlands and East of England, North of England ) is deemed to be a separate product for the application of the award criteria. There is no restriction on the number of products that bidders can offer for, or be awarded. 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.
Products associated with the lots are listed on Document No. 06c of the Invitation to Offer. Each individual National Product Code (NPC) pack description in each of the regions (Midlands and East of England, North of England) is deemed to be a separate product for the application of the award criteria. There is no restriction on the number of products that bidders can offer for, or be awarded. 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 www.cmu.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://www.cmu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:
d. access listing related to this procurement NHS framework agreement for Hepatitis C medicines for Midlands and East and North of England regions 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
The framework agreement is for the benefit of other participating NHS bodies (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other non-NHS bodies which the participants deem necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services.


Award value: 180000000