Official UK procurement notice
Storage and Distribution of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine and other Products to Community Pharmacy
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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 publishedLot #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.
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 (3)
- Contingency: 10%
- Implementation: 10%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (3)
- Contingency: 10
- Implementation: 10
- Price: 80
- 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
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c780Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- 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- 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
Timeline
12 Aug 2021 → 15 Oct 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published15 Oct 2021, 12:35 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2021, 12:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAH Pharmaceuticals Limited | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 025831-2021-NP30421-1 · AAH Pharmaceuticals Limited
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2021
- Value
- £200,000
- 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- AAH PharmaceuticalsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.