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Published 17 Jan 2023, 08:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NP45723 Storage and Distribution of Seasonal Influenza Vaccines & Other Products

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£3,600,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Feb 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Public Contract is for the storage and distribution of seasonal influenza vaccines and other products to sites across NHS Scotland.

CPV: Storage and warehousing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Authority seeks to award a Public Contract to a single supplier to provide storage…CancelledRenewalPublished value£3,600,000

The Authority seeks to award a Public Contract to a single supplier to provide storage and distribution services for seasonal influenza vaccines and other products to all noted Participating Authorities.

Full detail of the Contract requirements can be found within the ITT documents.

Delivery: Scotland · Distribution of seasonal influenza vaccines and other products to sites across Scotland. Full details of delivery sites are listed in the ITT documents.
Extensions: The Contract may be extended at the sole discretion of the Authority for period(s) of up to a total period of twenty four (24) months, giving not less than three (3) months written notice, such notice to expire no later than the date the Contract is due to expire.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: 45%Price: 50%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Customer Service & Ordering: 15%
  • Responsiveness - Delivery Schedule: 10%
  • Responsiveness - Adaptability: 5%
  • Implementation: 10%
  • Reporting Capabilities: 5%
  • price: 50%
  • Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Customer Service & Ordering: 15
  • Responsiveness - Delivery Schedule: 10
  • Responsiveness - Adaptability: 5
  • Implementation: 10
  • Reporting Capabilities: 5
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation3
  • 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 Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The economic operator must confirm they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:

    Minimum: Product Liability Insurance - 30000000GBP
  • Technical & professional ability

    (a) Potential Contractors 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

    3.1.3 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 Contractors and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO9001 or equivalent.

    (c) Potential Contractors must have a minimum temperature controlled (2-8 degrees C) storage capacity of 320 pallets and minimum ambient temperature controlled storage capacity of 150 pallets.

    (d) Potential Contractors are required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond.

    Minimum: (a) Confirmation of the existence of a current and valid WDA(H) (including cold chain) including POM, P and GSL medicines. Confirmation of such certification should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under Quality Control. (b) Confirmation of the existence of va…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Cancelled
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
17 Jan 2023, 08:52 GMT
Last source update
7 Feb 2024, 13:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
NP45723
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004064
Classification (CPV)
Storage and warehousing services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039804 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the contract which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operators was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority dispatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant contract. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the contract until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the contract has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the contract to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the contract has been entered into will not affect the contract unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise, the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the contract has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

Publisher note: The estimated value referred to in Section II.1.5 and II.2.6 cover(s) the forty eight (48) month Contract duration and the total twenty-four (24) month extension option of the Contract. (SC Ref:757568)

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
Submission deadline
16 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Feb 2023 → 7 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    16 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Feb 2024, 13:31 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    7 Feb 2024, 13:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.