Planning

Pharmacy Technical Services Consultancy

  • Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-005094

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-031a82

Published 23 February 2022, 5:09pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium

Princess Campbell Office, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB

Bristol

South west region

Contact

BWPC Klaudia Palasti

Email

Klaudia.Palasti@nbt.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1174142680

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK11 - Bristol, City of

National registration number

1234

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=34512&B=NHSSW

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=44029&B=NHSSW

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Pharmacy Technical Services Consultancy

Reference number

BWPCPC000024-1

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) are planning to undertake a competition to appoint a Service Provider who has the skills and expertise to undertake an options appraisal for the restructure of the UHBW and NBT Pharmacy Technical Services facilities.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £45,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
  • 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
  • 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
  • 73220000 - Development consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK11 - Bristol, City of
  • UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Pharmacy services across UHBW and NBT in Bristol & Weston-Super-Mare

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) are planning to undertake a competition to appoint a Service Provider who has the skills and expertise to undertake an options appraisal for the restructure of the UHBW and NBT Pharmacy Technical Services facilities.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 April 2022


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This notice is published for the purpose of early market engagement only. For the avoidance of doubt, this market consultation exercise implies no commercial commitment and is not a formal tender process. The information gathered will be used in the planning and conduct of any future procurement process, as well as developing the scope and specification of the requirement.

Following receipt of expressions of interest the project team will subsequently make arrangements for the next steps of the market engagement process.