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Published 14 Apr 2023, 10:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pharmaceutical Stock Supplies to Independent Hospices

Official notice

Authority: NHS Lanarkshire (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 May 2023awarded 15 Jun 2023
Awarded to Ashtons Hospital Pharmacy Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Pharmaceutical Stock Supplies to Independent Hospices in Lanarkshire

  • Recurrence: If the contract is to be re-tendered at the end of the initial term, a contract notice will be published via the Public Contracts Scotland portal.

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,250,000
Delivery: Scotland · Supply to St Andrews Hospice, Airdie and Kilbryde Hospice, East Kilbride
Extensions: Additional products or services related to the subject of the contracts may be purchased. · Option to extend for 24 months in 2 x 12 month intervals.Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Provision of a pharmaceutical supply service which meets MHRA requirements - Home Office Controlled Drug Licence and a MHRA Wholesale Dealer’s Licence

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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · If the contract is to be re-tendered at the end of the initial term, a contract notice will be published via the Public Contracts Scotland portal.

First published
14 Apr 2023, 10:34 BST
Last source update
22 Jun 2023, 10:29 BST
Award evaluation window
16 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
NHSL450-23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017753
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM8)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bea8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: NHS Lanarkshire is undertaking this tender exercise on behalf of the two named hospices. (SC Ref:736277)

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 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 May 2023 → 22 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Jun 2023, 10:29 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jun 2023, 10:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ashtons Hospital Pharmacy Services Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1—£211,660 – £927,789

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

NHS Lanarkshire

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth NHS Lanarkshire Headquarters, Kirklands, Fallside Road, Bothwell, Scotland, G71 8BBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Kilbryde HospiceContracting authorityCharity Number SC032424 East Kilbride, ScotlandContact email
  • St Andrew's HospiceContracting authorityCharity Number SC010159 Airdrie, ScotlandContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body HamiltonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria