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Published 7 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Pharmacy Homecare Delivery Services 2022

Official notice

Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 5 lots per supplier
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£135,000,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 10 Feb 2022awarded 22 Apr 2022
Lots 5max 5 won per supplier

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Pharmacy Delivery Services, which includes low, mid and high tech homecare services. The agreement will be split into 5 lots:

Lot 1 - Dispensing

Lot 2 - Dispensing and Delivery

Lot 3 - Virtual Ward

Lot 3A - Virtual Ward Community Hubs

Lot 4 - High tech Homecare

The duration of the framework agreement will be 4 years maximum, 2 years initial period, with the option to extend for up to 24 months.

CPV: Homedelivery of provisions

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
2 bids received · 11 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value · win at most 5 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £27,000,000: 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 #1DispensingAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,700,000
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Extension up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Dispensing and DeliveryAwardedRenewalceiling above

Lot 2 Dispensing and Delivery

The provision to deliver dispensed medicines according to a valid prescription to the patients` preferred address or to a local community pharmacy. The supplier will ensure that all prescriptions undergo a final accuracy check by a registered pharmacist or registered accredited pharmacy technician, under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Extension up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Virtual WardAwardedRenewalceiling above

Lot 3 Virtual Ward

Virtual wards include services for patients to receive the needed care and observation need at home safely and conveniently. Services can include pre- and post-hospital care. The provision also includes the equipment required for the service.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Extension up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4High tech HomecareCancelledRenewalceiling above

Lot 4 High Tech Homecare

The provision for carrying out complex treatment such as IV drug administration that requires trained nurses or healthcare professional administration. This lot also includes the requirements for portable equipment such as medical grade fridges provided prior to treatment initiation. This lot is split into 3 sublots:

Lot 4A High Tech Aseptic Compounding

Lot 4B High Tech Cancer, Palliative and Long-term Conditions

Lot 4C High Tech Community High Care Delivery

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Extension up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Virtual Ward Community HubsCancelledRenewalPublished value£2,700,000

Lot 3A Virtual Ward Community Hubs

Provision for portable wards at the required locations e.g., buses or portable cabins that are fully equipped to carry out treatment, observations, and monitoring.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Extension up to 24 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 · same split on all 5 lots
Quality: 60Price: 140
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
  • price: 100
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • 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 Homecare Delivery Services 2022” 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
Services
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
7 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
9 Mar 2026, 12:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Jan 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020833
Classification (CPV)
Homedelivery of provisions
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0308d1 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
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 deicison 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/ministryofdefence). 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 1 of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or servics to any of the above listed organisation.

How it was run

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Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
10 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bids opened
20 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jan 2022 → 9 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    20 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    10 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published227 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 12:03 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Jun 2022, 15:13 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    9 Mar 2026, 12:03 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 7latest 22 Apr 2022

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

Contracts

All 7 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £135,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 020833-2026-SF052847-1

    Signed
    22 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
    • Change The initial length of contract was 48 months. This modification is to extend the contract for an additional 6 months making it a total of 54 months. The value remains at £135000000.00, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Although HTE has carried out reasonable endeavours to roll out a renewal framework; due to delays rolling out a renewal framework, a brief modification of the existing framework is to be carried out by extending the existing framework by 6 months. This is to ensure that public bodies are not materially impacted with the delay and a full open procedure tender process can be carried out.
  • Lot 1 Dispensing

    Signed
    12 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 Dispensing and Delivery

    Signed
    12 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 -Virtual Ward

    Signed
    12 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • High Tech Aseptic Compounding

    Signed
    12 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4B High Tech Cancer, Palliative, Long term conditions

    Signed
    12 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4C High Tech Community High Care Delivery

    Signed
    12 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Dispensing8bids———
2 · Dispensing and Delivery9bids———
3 · Virtual Ward2bids———
Whole notice2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) Acting On Behalf of Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcare 19 George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, B15 1NUContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • HealthTrust EuropeReview body BirminghamContact email
  • Legal Department Health Trust EuropeMediation body BirminghamContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

13 commercial parties on the notice
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Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.