Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium
Princess Campbell Office
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Contact
BWPC Lukas Mokrolusky
Telephone
+44 1174142681
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://nww.bwpc.nhs.uk/Default.htm
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=41045&B=NHSSW
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Outpatient Dispensing Pharmacy (ODP) and associated services
Reference number
BWPCCL0001538
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This notice is published for the purpose of early market engagement only and is not intended as a call for competition. Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium (BWPC) are seeking to engage with the market to understand the suppliers who may be interested in participating in the tender.
The Trust are seeking to select a partner to provide an outsourced outpatient pharmacy dispensing service, including oral chemotherapy, antiviral treatment of hepatitis C, and compliance aids. Selected supplier will be required to provide the services in Bristol Royal Infirmary and Weston General Hospital.
The contractor will be responsible for the procurement, storage, dispensing, distribution and delivery of outpatient and day case medicines (including oral chemotherapy, antiviral treatment of hepatitis C) and provide a compliance aid service for the Trusts inpatients on discharge.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is published for the purpose of early market engagement only and is not intended as a call for competition. Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium (BWPC) are seeking to engage with the market to understand the suppliers who may be interested in participating in the tender.
The Trust are seeking to select a partner to provide an outsourced outpatient pharmacy dispensing service, including oral chemotherapy, antiviral treatment of hepatitis C, and compliance aids. Selected supplier will be required to provide the services in Bristol Royal Infirmary and Weston General Hospital.
The contractor will be responsible for the procurement, storage, dispensing, distribution and delivery of outpatient and day case medicines (including oral chemotherapy, antiviral treatment of hepatitis C) and provide a compliance aid service for the Trusts inpatients on discharge.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 March 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: No
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.