Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-07-14
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: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-08-18
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.
Goods are forecast to be supplied to patients predominantly via the Homecare route with nominal exception (0.004 %). There is a requirement for framework participants to supply goods to the nominated homecare suppliers.
This framework includes the option to extend for up to a total period of eighteen (18) months upon giving not less than three (3) months written notice, such notice to expire no later than the date the framework agreement is due to expire.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any situation referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
(a) potential framework participants must be able to demonstrate the existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation or EMA Marketing Authorisation that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered goods at the date of submission of the tender.
(b) potential framework participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent.
(c) all tendered Goods must comply with the MHRA best practice guidance on labelling and packaging and the National Patient Safety Agency (‘NPSA’) guidelines on packaging and labelling on pack design.
(a) confirmation of existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation or EMA Marketing Authorisation that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered goods at the date of submission of the tender should be included in the qualification envelope of the ITT under the technical and professional ability: quality control.
(b) confirmation of the existence of valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent. Confirmation of such certification should be included in the qualification envelope of the ITT under the quality assurance schemes.
(c) confirmation that samples for tendered goods will be supplied upon request to ensure compliance with the MHRA best practice guidance on labelling and packaging and the National Patient Safety Agency (‘NPSA’) guidelines on packaging and labelling on pack design. Confirmation of sample provision should be provided in the qualification envelope of the ITT under technical and professional ability: products.
The estimated value referred to in Section II.1.5) and II.2.6) covers the thirty (30) month contract duration and the eighteen (18) month extension period of the framework agreement.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 35795. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
The contracting authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
The contracting authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:

Eligibility requirements: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any situation referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Award value: 5000000