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Published 31 Mar 2023, 13:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pharmacy Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£69,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2023
Next notice expected 5 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement and supply of stock medicines including, but not limited to, standard packs, pre-packed and over labelled medicines for direct supply to patients to take away, vaccines, specialised antibiotics, some unlicensed products, and controlled drugs (currently Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5 of The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001), in accordance with agreed stock lists and local formularies. <br/><br/>The dispensing of drugs to patients where required. In particular, dispensing of anti-retrovirals (ARVs) for HIV clinics, including second-line HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This will require a clinical check by a pharmacist, and supply to the respective clinics, with the option for patients of delivery to their own home or other authorised delivery address within the UK.

CPV: Pharmacy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Open tender procedurePublished value£69,000,000

Open tender procedure.<br/>Bidders will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification section.<br/>There are additional Selection Qualification (SQ), Award Questionnaire (AQ) requirements, and Bidder Declarations applicable, and Bidders are asked to respond to these also.

Delivery: East of England · Units 7/8<br/>Meadow Lane<br/>St Ives<br/>Cambridgeshire<br/>PE27 4LG
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
31 Mar 2023, 13:27 BST
Last source update
26 Jun 2023, 16:38 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Jun 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018165
Classification (CPV)
Pharmacy services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b7bf Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
25 Jul 2023
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Jun 2023, 18:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 May 2023 → 25 Jul 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    5 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    26 Jun 2023, 16:38 BST
  3. Bids opened
    26 Jun 2023, 18:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    25 Jul 2023

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2023
  1. Published value updated to £69,000,000
    26 Jun 2023, 16:38 BST
    was £500,000
  2. Status changed to active
    26 Jun 2023, 16:38 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    26 Jun 2023, 16:38 BST
  4. Deadline published: 25 Jul 2023
    26 Jun 2023, 16:38 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    26 Jun 2023, 16:38 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealthRegional or local authority Unit 7/8, Meadow Lane, St Ives, UK, PE27 4LGContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS Shared Business Services LimitedReview body Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

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