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Published 4 Mar 2022, 10:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NP49119 Hepatitis C Medicines

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Goods
Awarded value£51,787,422published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 May 2019
Awarded to Abbvie Ltd +2 more2 awards
Contract term 3 yrs 10 moends 31 Mar 2023 · starts 1 Jun 2019

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1 - This Framework Agreement is for the supply of medicines used in the treatment… 3 yrs 10 mo

Lot 1 - This Framework Agreement is for the supply of medicines used in the treatment of Hepatitis C to NHS Scotland. This Lot is for the treatment cost per medicine.

Lot 2 - This Framework Agreement is for the supply of medicines used in the treatment of Hepatitis C to NHS Scotland. This Lot is for the treatment spend cap.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2019 – 31 Mar 2023 (3 yrs 10 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Mar 2022, 10:49 GMT
Last source update
13 Apr 2023, 08:39 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010569
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031e07 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the 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.

The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has been entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement 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 Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

Publisher note: The estimated value(s) of the Framework Agreement referred to in Section V.2.4 (comprising two (2) Lots) cover(s) the twenty two (22) month contract duration and the twenty four (24) month extension period of the Framework Agreement. (SC Ref:728894)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Jun 2019 → 13 Apr 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2019, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    13 Apr 2023, 08:39 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    13 Apr 2023, 08:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £51,787,4221 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 8 May 2019
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Abbvie Ltd, Gilead Sciences Ltd, Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) Limitedjoint award£33,800,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Abbvie Ltd, Gilead Sciences Ltd, Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) Limitedjoint award£51,787,422 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • NP49119 Hepatitis C Medicines · Abbvie Ltd, Gilead Sciences Ltd, Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) Limited

    Signed
    8 May 2019
    Value
    £33,800,000
    Period
    1 Jun 2019 – 31 Mar 2023
    Status
    active
    • Change This modification is necessary to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic and to maintain necessary supply due to circumstances unforeseen by the Authority in line with Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Modification notice is advised at framework level and does not detail individual lots., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: This modification is necessary to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic and to maintain necessary supply due to circumstances unforeseen by the Authority in line with Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Modification notice is advised at framework level and does not detail individual lots.
  • NP49119 Hepatitis C Medicines · Abbvie Ltd, Gilead Sciences Ltd, Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) Limited

    Signed
    8 May 2019
    Value
    £51,787,422
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2023
    Status
    active
    • Change This modification effects an extension of the Framework Agreement duration from 01 April 2023 until 31 March 2024. The modification notice is advised at Framework Agreement level only and so it does not detail individual Lots. All Terms and Conditions of Contract remain in place., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: This modification is necessary to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the Covid-19 pandemic and associated recovery, to maintain supply and remove unnecessary disruption from the Authority due to circumstances unforeseen by the Authority in line with Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

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

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcare Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • AbbVie LtdAwarded supplier Abbvie House, Vanwall Business Park, Maidenhead, UK, SL6 4UB
  • AbbVie LtdAwarded supplier Abbott House, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, UK, SL6 4XE
  • Gilead Sciences LtdAwarded supplier 280 High Holborn , Holborn, London, UK, WC1V 7EEContact phone
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme UK LtdAwarded supplier 120 Moorgate, London, United Kingdom, HODDESDON, UK, EC2M 6UR.Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.