Future opportunity

Pharmaceutical Services Framework Agreement

  • North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.)

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-009418

Published 30 April 2021, 1:42pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.)

Savile Street East,

Sheffield

S4 7UQ

Email

procurement@noecpc.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

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

Pharmaceutical Services Framework Agreement

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85149000 - Pharmacy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NOE CPC are seeking engagement with providers of Pharmaceutical Services to the NHS with a view to helping inform the outputs of a future procurement of a framework agreement for these and other aligned services. Our intention at present is to award a multi-lotted framework agreement, for the services detailed below: • Outsourced Pharmacy Services• Mental Health and Community Pharmacy Services• Inpatient Dispensing (including ward supply and ward stock)• Discharge Prescriptions• Home Delivery for Outpatients• Medication Compliance Aids• Electronic Dispensing ServicesWe are in the very early stages of consideration of this agreement, and would welcome feedback from the providers of these services as to the merits of this approach, including any perceived barriers to engagement with such a process, whether the services included are sufficiently extensive/comprehensive or whether there are any other elements we should be looking to include. All information received at this stage will of course be handled confidentially, with a view to informing our next steps and the ultimate outputs from this agreement. Further engagement may take place following the responses to this PIN, prior to the commencement of a competitive process. Feedback at this stage is being requested by means of a message to our procurement portal.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £500,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Outsourced Pharmacy Services

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85111200 - Medical hospital services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

United Kingdom and any of the crown dependencies (including but not limited to, the Isle of Man).

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NOE CPC are seeking engagement with providers of Pharmaceutical Services to the NHS with a view to helping inform the outputs of a future procurement of a framework agreement for these and other aligned services. Our intention at present is to award a multi-lotted framework agreement, for the services detailed below: • Outsourced Pharmacy Services• Mental Health and Community Pharmacy Services• Inpatient Dispensing (including ward supply and ward stock)• Discharge Prescriptions• Home Delivery for Outpatients• Medication Compliance Aids• Electronic Dispensing Services

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Mental Health and Community Pharmacy Services

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85111200 - Medical hospital services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

See Lot 1

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

See Lot 1

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Inpatient Dispensing (including ward supply and ward stock)

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85111200 - Medical hospital services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

See Lot 1

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

See Lot 1

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Discharge Prescriptions

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

See Lot 1

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

See Lot 1

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Home Delivery for Outpatients

Lot No

5

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85112200 - Outpatient care services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

See Lot 1

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

See Lot 1

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Medication Compliance Aids

Lot No

6

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85121000 - Medical practice services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

See Lot 1

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

See Lot 1

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Electronic Dispensing Services

Lot No

7

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85111200 - Medical hospital services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

See Lot 1

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

See Lot 1

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

28 April 2021


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

Suitably qualified providers to review and provide feedback on the draft specification published on the NOE CPC electronic tendering portal, In-tend.https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc/aspx/HomeSuppliers must register their expression of interest via the NOE CPC electronic tendering portal.If your organisation is not registered follow the ‘Register’ tab otherwise follow the ‘Login’ link and enter email address and password.When registered you can view the tender opportunity by following the steps outlined below:1. From the header select Tenders then Forthcoming;2. To narrow the list of forthcoming opportunities use the Customer filter and select NOE CPC;3. View the project Pharmaceutical Services Framework Agreement and click on View Details for an overview of the opportunity; then4. Click on Express Interest