Contract

Pharmacy Service for ULHT 2024 - 2029

  • United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-013889

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03efe5

Published 30 April 2024, 1:18pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Lincoln County Hospital, Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY

Contact

Kevin Middlebrook

Email

kevin.middlebrook@ulh.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF30 - Lincolnshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ulh.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.ulh.nhs.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Pharmacy Service for ULHT 2024 - 2029

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85149000 - Pharmacy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Pharmaceutical services involves services that are ordinarily and customarily rendered by a pharmacy or pharmacist, including the preparation and dispensing of pharmaceutical products. These services are essential to ensure the health and wellbeing of the population can be maintained and improved.
The contracted provisions aim to:
- Provide an inpatient, outpatient and discharge dispensing service which is safe, effective, and conducted by certified suppliers on a trust site(s) or via a remote hub.
- Provide multi-compartment compliance aids (MCA) assembly and delivery service, for inpatients, outpatients or home delivery patients, to help and guide patients in ensuring they take their medication on the correct day and time.
- Effectively provide the delivery of stock pharmaceutical products to the contracting authority in pre-assembled containers for defined ward locations, ready for onward delivery within the hospital.
- Provide fully trained and competent staff to perform their duties in accordance with the requirements of the service.
- Appropriate reporting of services needed to assist in the reporting to commissioners if appropriate.
The ULHT Contract for the outpatient dispensing services based at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, and the additional preparation and coordination of to facilitate dispensing on site, to support with home delivery of outpatient prescriptions, which is currently being managed and delivered by the Trust's Fleet Services.
The Contract is for an initial 5 years with the option to extend for a further 1 + 1 year/s. Total contract duration could be 7 years.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £10,500,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85149000 - Pharmacy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF30 - Lincolnshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

harmaceutical services involves services that are ordinarily and customarily rendered by a pharmacy or pharmacist, including the preparation and dispensing of pharmaceutical products. These services are essential to ensure the health and wellbeing of the population can be maintained and improved.
The contracted provisions aim to:
- Provide an inpatient, outpatient and discharge dispensing service which is safe, effective, and conducted by certified suppliers on a trust site(s) or via a remote hub.
- Provide multi-compartment compliance aids (MCA) assembly and delivery service, for inpatients, outpatients or home delivery patients, to help and guide patients in ensuring they take their medication on the correct day and time.
- Effectively provide the delivery of stock pharmaceutical products to the contracting authority in pre-assembled containers for defined ward locations, ready for onward delivery within the hospital.
- Provide fully trained and competent staff to perform their duties in accordance with the requirements of the service.
- Appropriate reporting of services needed to assist in the reporting to commissioners if appropriate.
The ULHT Contract for the outpatient dispensing services based at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, and the additional preparation and coordination of to facilitate dispensing on site, to support with home delivery of outpatient prescriptions, which is currently being managed and delivered by the Trust's Fleet Services.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-023867


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

LP HCS Ltd

Sapphire Court, Walsgrave Triangle

Coventry

CV2 2TX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

14477534

Internet address

http://www.aah.co.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £7,248,978.88

Lowest offer: £7,141,716.94 / Highest offer: £7,248,978.88 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Beech House, Witham Park, Waterside South, Lincoln, LN5 7JH

3 Months

LN2 7JH

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution

70 Fleet Street

London

EC4Y 1EU

Email

info@cedr.com

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.cedr.com/