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Published 13 Oct 2022, 08:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NP48818 NHS Commissioned Homecare Delivery Service

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 12 Oct 2022no call for competition

Lots 2see the lot list below

Framework period 5 yrsends 31 Oct 2023 · starts 1 Nov 2018

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This Framework Agreement for the provision of Homecare Delivery Services for delivery of medicines to patients in their homes or other agreed designated delivery points.

The service was divided into two (2) Lots covering Low-tech and Mid-tech Homecare Delivery Services. It includes the dispensing of prescriptions, delivery of medication and the supply of ancillary products, provision of nurse support for injection training and supply of and removal of sharps containers as required.

The Framework Agreement was awarded in two (2) Lots, with each Lot awarded as a multi-supplier unranked framework to seven (7) Framework Participants in Lot one (1) and eight (8) Framework Participants in Lot two (2).

CPV: Homedelivery of provisions · Pharmaceutical products

How this framework works

From the published notice

Framework period: 5 yrs from 1 Nov 2018

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #1Low Tech Service 5 yrs

This Framework Agreement is for the provision of Homecare Delivery Services for delivery of medicines to patients in their homes or other agreed designated delivery points.

The service is divided into two (2) Lots covering Low-tech and Mid-tech Services. It includes the dispensing of

prescriptions, delivery of medication and the supply of ancillary products, provision of nurse support for injection training and supply of and removal of sharps containers as required.

The framework agreement is awarded as an unranked multi-supplier framework to eight (8) homecare providers.

Contract period: 1 Nov 2018 – 31 Oct 2023 (5 yrs)

Delivery: Scotland · 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.

33600000 Pharmaceutical products

Lot #2Mid Tech Service

Lot 2 for Mid-Tech Homecare Delivery Services to deliver a range of injectable medicines, the majority of which are in pre-filled syringes / pens. The medicines covered are etanercept, methotrexate, erythropoietin stimulating agents, glatiramer acetate, adalimumab, epoprostenol and iloprost.

The service includes the dispensing of prescriptions, delivery of the medication whilst maintaining all required storage conditions, delivery of ancillary products as required, nurse support for injection training as required and to supply and remove sharps containers.

The Lot was awarded as an unranked multi-supplier framework to eight (8) Framework Participants.

The Authority may add new or additional medicines into the Lot as and when required.

33600000 Pharmaceutical products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Oct 2022, 08:52 BST
Last source update: 28 Nov 2022, 08:44 GMT
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-033582
Classification (CPV): Homedelivery of provisionsPharmaceutical products
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037542 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This VEAT notice is to advise the need for modification to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic and to maintain necessary supply and remove unnecessary disruption from the Authority at this time in line with Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts: An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement 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 Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

Publisher note: The estimated value referred to in Section V.2.4 covers the forty-eight (48) months initial duration and the twelve (12) months extension period. (SC Ref:714208)

How it was run

Official notice

Appointment period ends: —

Timeline

1 Nov 2018 → 28 Nov 2022 · 2 dates

Contract starts
1 Nov 2018
Notice published
28 Nov 2022, 08:44 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
28 Nov 2022, 08:44 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 10admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Contracts signed 3latest 12 Oct 2022

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Low Tech Service
Signed
12 Oct 2022
Value
£1,200,000
Period
… – 31 Oct 2023
Status
active
Mid Tech Service
Signed
12 Oct 2022
Value
£3,600,000
Status
active
NP48818 NHS Commissioned Homecare Delivery Service
Signed
5 Sept 2018
Value
£17,000,000
Period
1 Nov 2022 – 31 Oct 2023
Status
active
- Change The modification to this Framework Agreement is an additional twelve months extension. All terms & conditions of contract remain in place., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the Covid-19 pandemic (and recovery of services), the need to maintain necessary supply and remove unnecessary disruption from the Authority at this time are all factors that have deemed this modification necessary in line with Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

11 commercial parties on the notice

Alcura UK LtdFramework contractor Selborne House, Mill Lane, Alton, UK, GU34 2QJContact phone
Calea UK LimitedFramework contractor Cestrian Court, Eastgate Way, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire, UK, WA7 1NTContact phone
Fresenius Medical Care (UK) LimitedFramework contractor Nunn Brook Road, Huthwaite,, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG17 2HUContact phone
HealthNet HomecareFramework contractor 1st Floor, Unit 3, Philippa Way, Leeds, UK, LS12 6LSContact phone
Healthcare at HomeFramework contractor 107 Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent, UK, DE14 1SZContact phone
LloydsPharmacy Clinical HomecareFramework contractor Scimitar Park, Roydon Road,, Harlow, UK, CM19 5GUContact phone
Pharmaxo Pharmacy ServicesFramework contractor Unit A15, Fiveways Light Industrial Estate, Westwells Road, Corsham, UK, SN13 9RGContact phone
Polar SpeedFramework contractor 8 chartmoor Road, Leighton Buzzard, UK, LU7 4WGContact phone
Polar Speed Distirbution LtdFramework contractor 8 Chartmoor Road, Leighton Buzzard, UK, LU7 4WGContact phone
Polar Speed Distribution LtdFramework contractor 8 Chartmoor Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, UK, LU7 4WG
Polar Speed Distribution LtdFramework contractor 8 Chartmoor Road, Leighton Buzzard, UK, LU7 4WG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.