Contract

Purchase of Tofacitinib - Homecare

  • Northern Health and Social Care Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-025418

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03f7e6

Published 30 August 2023, 10:45am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Bush Road

Antrim

BT41 2RL

Contact

James Nicholl

Email

James.Nicholl@northerntrust.hscni.net

Telephone

+44 2894424336

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0 - Northern Ireland

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northerntrust.hscni.net

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

Purchase of Tofacitinib - Homecare

Reference number

DAC33/0623PM

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Contract for supply of tofacitinib homecare for 36 months

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: £240,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Contract for supply of tofacitinib homecare for 36 months

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

Regulation 32(2)(b)iii permits the award of a public contract by a negotiated procedure without prior publication where the works, supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular economic operator due to the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. The absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.

The Northern Trust requires the purchase of Tofacitinib which is subject to patent protection / Sole MA Holder and consequently no reasonable alternative of substitute exists.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DAC33/0623PM

Title

Procurement of Tofacitinib Homecare

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 April 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SCIENSUS PHARMA SERVICES LIMITED

107 Station Street

Burton-On-Trent

DE14 1SZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
Companies House

02759609

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: £240,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £240,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Bush Road

ANTRIM

BT41 2RL

Country

United Kingdom