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
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF30 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
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
Country
United Kingdom