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Published 13 Jul 2021, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Storage and Distribution of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine and other Products to Community Pharmacy

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2021awarded 1 Oct 2021
Awarded to AAH Pharmaceuticals Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Contract is for the storage and distribution of seasonal influenza vaccine & other products to community pharmacies across NHSScotland.

CPV: Storage and warehousing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Contract is awarded to a single supplier for the storage and distribution of…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000

The Contract is awarded to a single supplier for the storage and distribution of seasonal influenza vaccine and other products to community pharmacies across NHSScotland.

Delivery: UK · 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.
Extensions: The Authority is entitled at its sole discretion to extend the twelve (12) month duration of the Contract by a total of up to thirty six (36) months by giving a minimum of three (3) months written notice of any such extension(s).Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Contingency: 10%
  • Implementation: 10%
  • price: 80%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Contingency: 10
  • Implementation: 10
  • Price: 80
Conditions of participation3
  • 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

    Potential Framework Participants will be expected to have minimum liability insurance of 1,000,000 GBP as per the Qualification Section of the ITT under Part 4B: Economic and Financial Standing.

    Minimum: Confirmation of existence of minimum liability insurance of 1,000,000 GBP. Confirmation of such should be included in the Qualification Envelope under Part 4B: Economic and Financial Standing
  • Technical & professional ability

    (a) Potential Contract Participants 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 Contract Participants must hold, and continue to hold for the duration of the Contract, a valid a Home Office Controlled Drugs (CD) Licence for their premises for possession and supply of the following CD schedules:

    • Schedule 2 (possession and supply)
    • Schedule 3 (possession and supply)
    • Schedule 4.1 (possession and supply)
    • Schedule 5 (supply)

    (c) Potential Contract Participants and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certif…

    Minimum: (a) Confirmation of the existence of a current and valid WDA issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) including the required licensed activities stated. Confirmation of such certification should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT …
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
13 Jul 2021, 16:05 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2021, 12:35 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
NP30421
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025831
Classification (CPV)
Storage and warehousing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c780 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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.

Publisher note: The estimated value(s) referred to in Section II.1.7 and V.2.4 covers the twelve (12) month contract duration and the thirty six (36) month extension period of the Contract. (SC Ref:670496)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
12 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Aug 2021 → 15 Oct 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Oct 2021, 12:35 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Oct 2021, 12:35 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AAH Pharmaceuticals Limited£200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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 Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AAH PharmaceuticalsAwarded supplier Sapphire Court, Coventry, UK, CV2 2TXContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.