Official UK procurement notice
NP48324 Emergency Planning Storage and Distribution
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Public Contract is for the storage, stock management and distribution of Goods for the Scottish Government Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Programme (PIPP) and Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) to NHS Scotland.
CPV: Storage and warehousing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This Contract is for the storage of 1760 pallets of GoodsAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,300,000
This Contract is for the storage of 1760 pallets of Goods. The Contractor shall be required to store, manage, pick, pack, and prepare for dispatch and distribute the Goods to sites throughout Scotland and designated delivery points as directed by the Authority, including emergency deliveries. Collection may also be required by the Contractor as advised by the Authority.
The contract will be awarded to a single supplier. Full details of the Service can be found in the ITT documents.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Waste Minimisation (Stockpile Recycling): 10%
- Implementation: 5%
- Business Continuity Planning: 5%
- Distribution (Standard): 5%
- Distribution (CBRN): 5%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (6)
- Waste Minimisation (Stockpile Recycling): 10
- Implementation: 5
- Business Continuity Planning: 5
- Distribution (Standard): 5
- Distribution (CBRN): 5
- Price: 70
- Suitability
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.
- Economic & financial standing
The economic operator must confirm they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below.
Minimum: Product Loss, Theft, Damage and Destruction - 35000000GBP - Technical & professional ability
(a) Potential Contractors must possess a current valid Wholesale Distribution Authorisation Human (WDA(H)) issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
The licensed activities that are required within the WDA(H) are:
Medicinal Products
1.1 With “an authorisation” (a UK, Great Britain, or Northern Ireland Marketing Authorisation, an Article 126a authorisation, a certificate of registration or traditional herbal registration)
1.2 Without “an authorisation” (a UK, Great Britain, or Northern Ireland Marketing
Authorisation, an Article 126a authorisation, a certificate of registration or traditional herbal registration) in GB or EEA and intended for the UK market
Authorised Wholesale Distribution Operations
2.2 Holding
2.3 Supply
Medicinal products with additional requirements
3.1.1 Narcotic or Psychotropic Products
3.1.3 Immunological Medicinal Products
3.3 Cold Chain Products (requiring low temperature handling)
Categories of products handled at this site
4.1 Prescription Only Medicines
4.4 Pharmacy
(b) Potential Contractors must possess a current valid UK Government Home Office Controlled Drug Licence (Schedules 2-5).
(c) Potential Contractors and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO9001 or equivalent.
(d) Potential Contractors must have a minimum of two (2) storage facilities with capacity to store 1760 pallets within the required storage conditions.
(e) Potential Contractors are required to provide evidence that thei…
Minimum: (a) Confirmation of the existence of a storage and distribution site(s)’ current and valid MHRA Wholesale Distribution Authorisation registration certificate (including cold chain) covering POM, P and GSL medicines must be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under T…
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 May 2024, 10:27 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2024, 16:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Jun 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033053- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046ba5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the contract has been entered into will not affect the contract unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise, the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the contract has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
Publisher note: The estimated value referred to in Section II.1.5 covers the sixty (60) month contract duration and the twenty four (24) month extension period of the contract. (SC Ref:780518)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
27 Jun 2024 → 14 Oct 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened27 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published14 Oct 2024, 16:58 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2024, 16:58 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The TPS Healthcare Group Ltd | £3,188,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033053-2024-1 · The TPS Healthcare Group Ltd
- Signed
- 6 Sept 2024
- Value
- £3,188,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The TPS Healthcare Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.