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Published 9 Aug 2024, 11:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Provision of High-Tech Home Delivery service for Parenteral Systemic Anti- Cancer Therapies and Other Biologicals Including Immunotherapies

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF)

Framework ceiling (notional)£2,760,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 11 Oct 2024awarded 18 Feb 2025

Framework period 2 yrsends 30 Apr 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative (EMPC) (the "Authority") is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement for the Provision of a HighTech Home Delivery Service for Parenteral Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies and Other Biologicals Including Immunotherapies (SACT).

CPV: Health services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 6 bids received · 6 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 2 yrs from 1 May 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1This Tender will review the use of Parenteral Chemotherapy (plus associated therapies)…CancelledRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£2,760,000

This Tender will review the use of Parenteral Chemotherapy (plus associated therapies) and for Parenteral Biologics Inc. Immunotherapies within the East Midlands and look to provide a cost/service improvement through an Open Tender process. This contract outlines the provision of a dispensing/compounding and delivery service to patients’ homes for Parenteral Chemotherapy plus associated treatments and for Parenteral Biologics plus nursing support where required, for administration for all products. Additional information: 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. This Contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. 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 The Tender panel was members of the East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative Procurement Team and the Homecare Leads from the member Purchasing Authorities. Quality and Innovation 25% Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 15% Integration, collaboration and Service Sustainability 10% Social Value & Sustainability 10% Quality Total - 60% Value Total - 10% Price - 30% Total - 100%

Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027 (2 yrs)

Delivery: UK, East Midlands · East Midlands

Extensions: At the discretion of the Contracting Authority and the Supplier/sVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality: 60%
Price and Value: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 60
Price and Value: 40

Conditions of participation3

Suitability
As per the Invitation to Tender documents
Economic & financial standing
As per the Invitation to Tender documents
Minimum: As per the Invitation to Tender documents
Technical & professional ability
As per the Invitation to Tender documents
Minimum: As per the Invitation to Tender documents

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Framework Agreement for the Provision of High-Tech Home Delivery…” 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: 9 Aug 2024, 11:38 BST
Last source update: 7 May 2025, 08:24 BST
Award evaluation window: 14 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference: C300332
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-019259
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: UKEast Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048954 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. This Contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. 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 The Tender panel was members of the East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative Procurement Team and the Homecare Leads from the member Purchasing Authorities. Quality and Innovation 25% Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 15% Integration, collaboration and Service Sustainability 10% Social Value & Sustainability 10% Quality Total - 60% Value Total - 10%

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: 11 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 14 Oct 2024, 09:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

11 Oct 2024 → 7 May 2025 · 4 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
11 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
14 Oct 2024, 09:00 BST
Contract starts
1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice published
7 May 2025, 08:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 6 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
16 Apr 2025, 10:09 BST

Published amendments (4)

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

Routine re-releases (6)

2025-05: 1 release · 6 May 2025
2025-04: 1 release · 16 Apr 2025
2024-08: 1 release · 9 Aug 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 6

Contracts signed 6latest 18 Feb 2025

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

Contracts

Contract 015430-2025-1
Signed
18 Feb 2025
Value
—
Period
… – 30 Apr 2027
Status
active
Contract 015430-2025-2
Signed
18 Feb 2025
Value
—
Period
… – 30 Apr 2027
Status
active
Contract 015430-2025-3
Signed
18 Feb 2025
Value
—
Period
… – 30 Apr 2027
Status
active
Contract 015430-2025-4
Signed
18 Feb 2025
Value
—
Period
… – 30 Apr 2027
Status
active
Contract 015430-2025-5
Signed
18 Feb 2025
Value
—
Period
… – 30 Apr 2027
Status
active
Contract 015430-2025-6
Signed
18 Feb 2025
Value
—
Period
… – 30 Apr 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic	0	—	£2,760,000 – £2,760,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road , Derby, East Midlands, DE22 3NEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

EMPCReview body DerbyContact email
East Midlands Pharmacy CollaborativeMediation body Derby

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Alcura Healthcare LtdFramework contractor02945457 Northampton, UK, NN4 7PU
B. Braun Medical LimitedFramework contractor Sheffield, UK, S35 2PW
HealthNet Homecare (UK) LimitedFramework contractor Swadlincote, UK, DE11 0WU
LloydsPharmacy Clinical HomecareFramework contractor Harlow, UK, CM19 5GU
Pharmaxo Pharmacy Services LtdFramework contractor Corsham, UK, SN13 9FU
Sciensus Pharma Services LimitedFramework contractor Burton on Trent, UK, DE14 1SZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.