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Published 11 Nov 2021, 13:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

GG&C Pharmacy Managment System

Official notice

Authority: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£1,002,630published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Dec 2021awarded 21 Jul 2022
Awarded to Careflow Medicines Management Ltd (WellSky International Ltd)

Re-procurement plannedNHS GGC Theatre Patient Management System PIN · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement seeks to meet NHS GG&C requirements for a new design, supply, implementation and support for a new Pharmacy Management System.

  • Recurrence: Estimated at 12 Months prior to end of contract date subject to any extensions as detailed in ITT document attached

CPV: Application service providers · Computer support services · Computer-related services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software implementation services · Software programming and consultancy services · Software supply services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The current Pharmacy management system is in use across the Acute and mental health…AwardedRenewal

The current Pharmacy management system is in use across the Acute and mental health Pharmacy sites within NHS GGC and Argyll sites of NHS Highland delivered to approximately 700 users. The Argyll sites are supplied by NHSGGC Pharmacy’s centralised distribution centre.

NHSGGC’s current pharmacy management system provides a range of functionality including:

  • Pharmacy stockholdings (Table 3.1 – Stockholdings)
  • Dispensing
  • Aseptic (out of scope for this procurement)
  • Ward stock ordering

The current system integrates with a number of third-party systems and devices including:

  • Robotics

NHS GG&C have a requirement to for a new Pharmacy Management system across NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC). While this procurement will deliver core functionality to hospital Pharmacy departments it must also be capable of integrating with other systems as a core requirement; including integration with the existing HEPMA solution and delivering on new functionality for Homecare Patient management and to accommodate dm+d coding structure.

Delivery: Scotland · NHs Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Extensions: Consideration for renewal towards end of the contractVariant 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: 62%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (13)
  • Procurement: 10%
  • Stock Management: 8%
  • Dispensing: 8%
  • Drug Definition: 5%
  • Homecare: 5%
  • Interfacing: 5%
  • HEPMA Interoperability: 5%
  • Reporting: 6%
  • Technical Requirement: 5%
  • Cyber Security: 2%
  • Project Implementation: 2%
  • Support & Maintenance: 1%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (13)
  • Procurement: 10
  • Stock Management: 8
  • Dispensing: 8
  • Drug Definition: 5
  • Homecare: 5
  • Interfacing: 5
  • HEPMA Interoperability: 5
  • Reporting: 6
  • Technical Requirement: 5
  • Cyber Security: 2
  • Project Implementation: 2
  • Support & Maintenance: 1
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in breach of any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

  • Economic & financial standing

    Minimum level(s) of standards required:

    With reference to SPD questions 4.B.1.1 – tenderers must provide their (“general”) Turnover for the last three (3) financial years. Mandatory criteria: Turnover for each year stated must be at least twice the estimated contract value stated in the Contract Notice. Evidence: copies of accounts or equivalent for the number of years stated. This is a pass/fail question. Failure to provide this information will result in your bid being rejected.

    With reference to SPD question 4B.4 - tenderers must provide the following ratios for at least the three most recent financial years.

    • Current Ratio (Liquidity Ratio) of the Company (total current assets divided by total current liabilities) — Acceptable Range is >0.99
    • Net Profit Margin of the Company (net profits divided by revenue x100) -- Acceptable Range is >0 (i.e. positive)

    These ratios will be used to assess the tenderer's financial strength and security; and to determine whether a parent company guarantee or another instrument may be required by the Authority.

    This is a pass/fail question. Failure to provide this information will result in your bid being rejected. Failure to score above the acceptable ranges will result in your bid being rejected.

    Tenderers should be able to provide financial accounts when requested by NHS GG&C

    Minimum: With reference to SPD question 4B.5.1.a - tenderers must hold and evidence Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance: GBP 2,000,000 in respect of each and every claim. If tenderers do not currently have this level of insurance, they must agree to put in place prior to contract commen…
  • Technical & professional ability

    Minimum level(s) of standards required:

    Tenderers must demonstrate that they have a sufficient and appropriate general and relevant experience to perform the services and the extent of experience necessary to deliver the range of the managed services all as described in this contract notice and associated Invitation to Tender documents. In response to SPD, Part IV, Section C (Technical and Professional Ability) question 4C.1, tenderers must provide three examples of works of similar scale and complexity to those described in the procurement documents, delivered within a similar live environment.

    With reference to SPD question 4D.1 – the tenderer must provide evidence of ISO9001 or other documented quality management system endorsed by the bidder’s chief executive or equivalent.

    With reference to SPD question 4D.2 - the tenderer must provide evidence of ISO14001 or other documented environmental management system endorsed by the bidder’s chief executive or equivalent.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 102 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Yes · Estimated at 12 Months prior to end of contract date subject to any extensions as detailed in ITT document attached

First published
11 Nov 2021, 13:25 GMT
Last source update
9 Sept 2022, 15:50 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Dec 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025396
Classification (CPV)
Application service providersComputer support servicesComputer-related servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware implementation servicesSoftware programming and consultancy servicesSoftware supply services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM8)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f5bb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic Operators should approach the board in the first instance. However 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: Due to maximum character limitations, please refer to the document entitled 'Additional Information' in the Additional Documents section (SC Ref:706447)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Dec 2021 → 16 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    9 Sept 2022, 15:50 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    16 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Sept 2022, 15:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,002,6301 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Careflow Medicines Management Ltd (WellSky International Ltd)SME£1,002,630 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth eHealth Contracts & Procurement Team, Westward House, 15-17 St James Street,, Paisley, Scotland, PA3 2HJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body GlasgowContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.