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Published 2 Jul 2024, 15:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Low-Tech Homecare Dispense and Delivery Service

Official notice

Authority: East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF)
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 20 Sept 2024awarded 2 Jan 2025
Framework period 2 yrsends 28 Feb 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This framework agreement is for the provision of a Low-Tech Homecare Dispense & Delivery<br/>Service for Licensed Medicines for patients of Member Trusts referred to henceforth as the<br/>‘Service’ to Participating Trusts of the East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative

CPV: Health services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
8 bids received · 8 suppliers appointed
Framework period
2 yrs from 1 Mar 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1EMPC is a NHS Procurement organisation hosted by University Hospitals of Derby &…CancelledRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£1,500,000

EMPC is a NHS Procurement organisation hosted by University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust who is managing the Contract on behalf of the Trusts listed in Annex B9. EMPC is undertaking a competitive tender on behalf of the listed Trusts the provision of a Low-Tech Homecare Dispense and Delivery Service.

Contract period: 1 Mar 2025 – 28 Feb 2027 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK, East Midlands · East Midlands
Extensions: Extension exercise at the discretion of EMPC and the Suppliers.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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality & Value: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality & Value: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    As per the Invitation to Tender documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    As per the Invitation to Tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per the Invitation to Tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Low-Tech Homecare Dispense…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
2 Jul 2024, 15:49 BST
Last source update
19 Mar 2025, 11:08 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
D103
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010092
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
UKEast Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047937 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per the Invitation to Tender documents

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. <br/>This Contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/>No Conflicts of Interest have been declared by any individual involved in this Tender and has been recorded on the Conflict of Interest register accordingly<br/>The Tender panel was members of the East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative Procurement Team and the Homecare Leads from the member Purchasing Authorities.<br/><br/>Quality and Innovation 25%<br/>Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 15%<br/>Integration, collaboration and Service Sustainability<br/>10% <br/>Social Value & Sustainability 10%<br/><br/>Quality Total - 60%<br/>Value Total - 10%<br/>Price - 30% <br/> Total - 100%

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends
20 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

20 Sept 2024 → 19 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2025
  4. Notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 11:08 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jan 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Jan 2025, 15:17 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    19 Mar 2025, 11:08 GMT
Published amendments (2)

This Contract has now been awarded to the Suppliers listed in the Award Notice. No representations have been made.No Conflicts of Interest declared.

An amendment to the number of Suppliers awarded onto this Framework from 8 Suppliers to 7 Suppliers.This Contract has now been awarded to the following Suppliers Alcura UK LtdHealthnet Homecare (UK) LtdLloyds ClinicalPharmaxo Pharmacy Services Ltd Personal Homecare PharmacyQuest HC LtdSciensus Pharma Services Ltd No representations have been made.No Conflicts of Interest declared and Conflicts of …

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-07: 1 release · 2 Jul 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 83 from SMEs
Contracts signed 8latest 2 Jan 2025

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

Contracts

  • Contract 000036-2025-1

    Signed
    2 Jan 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 000036-2025-2

    Signed
    2 Jan 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 000036-2025-3

    Signed
    2 Jan 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 000036-2025-4

    Signed
    2 Jan 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 000036-2025-5

    Signed
    2 Jan 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 000036-2025-6

    Signed
    2 Jan 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 000036-2025-7

    Signed
    2 Jan 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 000036-2025-8

    Signed
    2 Jan 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic3—£1,500,000 – £1,500,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative

Contracting authority Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Derby, East Midlands, DE1 2QYContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

8 commercial parties on the notice
  • Alcura Health LtdFramework contractor02945457 2 The Heights, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey, England, Weighbridge, UK, KT13 0NYContact phone
  • HealthNet Homecare (UK) LimitedFramework contractor06856641 Unit 1 & 2 Orbit Business Park Alfred Eley Close Tetron Point Swadlincote Derbyshire, Swadlincote, UK, DE11 0WUContact email, phone
  • Lloyds Clinical LimitedFramework contractor02764914 Scimitar Park, Roydon Road, Harlow, Essex, Harrow, UK, CM19 5GUContact phone
  • Personal Homecare Pharmacy LTDFramework contractor07158940 11 High View Close Leicester, Leicester, UK, LE4 9LJContact phone
  • Pharmaxo Pharmacy Services LimitedFramework contractor06982573 1 Corsham Science Park, Park Lane, Corsham, Wiltshire, Corsham, UK, SN13 9FUContact phone
  • Quest HC LimitedFramework contractor09854309 14-16 Phoenix Business Park Avenue Close Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, B7 4NUContact phone
  • Sciensus Pharma Services LimitedFramework contractor02759609 107 Station Street, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire,, Burton on Trent, UK, DE14 1SZContact phone
  • TCD MedicalFramework contractor11631194 207 Knutsford Road Warrington, Warrington, UK, WA4 2QLContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.