Official UK procurement notice
Pharmacy Automated Solutions · UK public procurement notice
Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Pharmacy Automated Solutions, which includes robotics and automated equipment suitable for ward use and pharmacies.
The framework agreement has nine lots
Lot 1 Pharmacy Automated Dispensing System
Lot 2 Ward Based Automated Medication Dispensing Cabinets
Lot 2A Pharmacy and Ward Based Automated Collection Units
Lot 3 Automated Pharmacy Packaging Solutions
Lot 4 Point of Care Dispensing Solution Hardware
Lot 5A Robotic Aseptic Compounding System
Lot 5B Automated Aseptic Medical Software and Tracking Systems
Lot 5C Aseptic Cabinets/Isolators
The duration of the Framework Agreement will be 4 years maximum, 2 years initial period, with the option to extend for up to 48 months.
CPV: Automation system
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids on the busiest of 8 lots · 8 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 6 lots carries the same published figure, £15,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Pharmacy Automated Dispensing SystemAwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000,000
The Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Pharmacy
Automated Solutions, which includes robotics and automated equipment suitable for
ward use and pharmacies.
Lot 1 Pharmacy Automated Dispensing System
Lot #2Ward Based Automated Medication Dispensing CabinetsAwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000,000
The Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Pharmacy
Automated Solutions, which includes robotics and automated equipment suitable for
ward use and pharmacies.
Lot 2 Ward Based Automated Medication Dispensing Cabinets
Lot #3Automated Pharmacy Packaging SolutionsAwardedRenewalceiling above
The Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Pharmacy
Automated Solutions, which includes robotics and automated equipment suitable for
ward use and pharmacies.
Lot 3 Automated Pharmacy Packaging Solutions
Lot #4Point of Care Dispensing Solution HardwareAwardedRenewalceiling above
The Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Pharmacy
Automated Solutions, which includes robotics and automated equipment suitable for
ward use and pharmacies.
Lot 4 Point of Care Dispensing Solution Hardware
Lot #5Pharmacy and Ward Based Automated Collection UnitsAwardedRenewalceiling above
The Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Pharmacy
Automated Solutions, which includes robotics and automated equipment suitable for
ward use and pharmacies.
Lot 2A Pharmacy and Ward Based Automated Collection Units
Lot #6Robotic Aseptic Compounding SystemAwardedRenewalceiling above
The Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Pharmacy
Automated Solutions, which includes robotics and automated equipment suitable for
ward use and pharmacies.
Lot 5A Robotic Aseptic Compounding System
Lot #7Automated Aseptic Medical Software and Tracking SystemsAwardedRenewalceiling above
The Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Pharmacy
Automated Solutions, which includes robotics and automated equipment suitable for
ward use and pharmacies.
Lot 5B Automated Aseptic Medical Software and Tracking Systems
Lot #8Aseptic Cabinets/IsolatorsAwardedRenewalceiling above
The Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Pharmacy
Automated Solutions, which includes robotics and automated equipment suitable for
ward use and pharmacies.
Lot 5C Aseptic Cabinets/Isolators
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- price: 100
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price: 100
- Economic & financial standing
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
- Price carries 140 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 14 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Pharmacy Automated Solutions” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 May 2022, 10:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
SF052849- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011314- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0301d6Find a Tender
- Review procedure
HTE will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is
communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The
standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful
tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Publisher note: HTE is a central purchasing body who is able to carry out this tender exercise by virtue of its appointment as an agent of UHCW. Notwithstanding HTE’s relationship with UHCW, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders. The bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as framework agreement users: (1) All National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to (i) acute trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/acutetrustlisting.aspx); (ii) health and care trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx); (iii) mental health trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx); (iv) clinical commissioning groups (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx); (v) ambulance trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx (vi) area teams (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx); (vii) special health authorities (http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx); (viii) NHS England; and (ix) clinical senates and strategic clinical networks. (2) All NHS bodies in Wales, including but not limited to all (i) health boards; (ii) NHS trusts; (iii) the national delivery group; (iv) community health councils; and (v) NHS Wales shared services partnership (as listed at http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure. (3) All NHS bodies in Northern Ireland (known as Health & Social Care), including but not limited to:(i) health and social care trusts (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=Trust (ii) health agencies (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=health+agencies (iii) hospitals (as listed at: http://online.hscni.net/?s=hospitals; and (iv) the Health and Social Care Board. (4) Social enterprises undertaking some or all of the previous service provider functions of contracting authorities in relation to health and/or social care services (including charitable incorporated organisations, cooperatives, industrial and provident societies and community interest companies listed on the Companies House WebCheck service). (5) Ministerial departments and non-ministerial departments of central government, non-departmental agencies and other public bodies, and public corporations (as listed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations). (6) Devolved governmental and parliamentary organisations within the UK, including but not limited to the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, and Scottish public bodies (as listed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/publicbodies/ about/Bodies), as well as the Welsh Government, Welsh Assembly and Welsh unitary authorities (as listed at: http://www.assembly.wales/en/abthome/role-of-assembly-how-it- works/Pages/governance-ofwales. aspx (7) All local authorities (as listed at: http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/Start.do?mode=1) (8) The Ministry of Defence (as detailed at:https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-ofdefence). This list includes each organisation’s successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes. This framework agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health, and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organisation
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bids opened
- 31 Jan 2022, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
31 Jan 2022 → 3 May 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Jan 2022, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published3 May 2022, 10:48 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 May 2022- Status changed to complete3 May 2022, 10:48 BST
- Buyer details updated3 May 2022, 10:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £15,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 Pharmacy Automated Dispensing System
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- £40,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 Ward Based Automated Medication Dispensing Cabinets
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- £40,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2A Pharmacy and Ward Based Automated Collection Units
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Automated Pharmacy Packaging Solutions
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4 Point of Care Dispensing Solution Hardware
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 5A Robotic Aseptic Compounding System
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 5B Automated Aseptic Medical Software and Tracking Systems
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 5C Aseptic Cabinets/Isolators
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Pharmacy Automated Dispensing System | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Ward Based Automated Medication Dispensing Cabinets | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Automated Pharmacy Packaging Solutions | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Point of Care Dispensing Solution Hardware | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Pharmacy and Ward Based Automated Collection Units | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 6 · Robotic Aseptic Compounding System | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · Automated Aseptic Medical Software and Tracking Systems | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 8 · Aseptic Cabinets/Isolators | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (“UHCW”)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HealthTrust EuropeReview bodyReview contact point
- Legal Department, Health Trust EuropeMediation body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- AEA SRLFramework contractor
- Becton Dickinson Dispensing UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Becton Dickinson Dispensing UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Envair LTDFramework contractor
- GPI SpAFramework contractor
- Medicine Collection Limited (MedPoint)Framework contractor
- Omnicell LtdFramework contractor
- Omnicell LtdFramework contractor
- SUPPLY POINT SYSTEMS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- SUPPLY POINT SYSTEMS LIMITED (Part of Mediwell Systems)Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.