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Published 22 Jul 2021, 16:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS Framework Agreement for the Supply of Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Medicines for the NHS in England

Official notice

Authority: The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England) (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£3,185,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 3 Sept 2021awarded 15 Nov 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Framework Agreement for the supply of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) for the NHS in England. Also known as Novel Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs).Period of Framework: 01/01/2022 - 31/04/2024 with an option to extend (at the Authority's discretion) for a further period (or periods) up to a total of 12 months (i.e. total possible framework duration of 39 months)

CPV: Pharmaceutical products · Various medicinal products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,185,000,000
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · England
Extensions: An option to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a further period (or periods) up to a total of 12 months (i.e. total possible framework duration of 41 months)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
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “NHS Framework Agreement for the Supply of Direct Oral Anticoagulant…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Jul 2021, 16:29 BST
Last source update
26 Nov 2021, 09:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
C40079
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029421
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical productsVarious medicinal products
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cb5f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please see procurement documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://health.atamis.co.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
3 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Jul 2021, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Jul 2021 → 1 Dec 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    22 Jul 2021, 16:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    3 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Nov 2021, 09:54 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Nov 2021, 16:48 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextContact person · I.1.8Gero Lo MantoStrategic Category Manager
—TextEmail · I.1.11[email protected][email protected]
—TextShort description · II.1.4.1—NHS Framework Agreement for the supply of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) for the NHS in England. Also known as Novel Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs). Period of Framework: 01/01/2022 - 31/03/2024 with an option to extend (at the Authority's discretion) for a further period (or periods) up to a total of 12 months (i.e. total possible framework duration of 39 months)

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 3latest 15 Nov 2021

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

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £3,185,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 029382-2021-1

    Signed
    15 Nov 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 029382-2021-2

    Signed
    15 Nov 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 029382-2021-3

    Signed
    15 Nov 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 2nd Floor, Rutland House, Runcorn, UK, WA7 2ESContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS EnglandReview body Leeds
  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria