Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
National Institute For Health And Care Excellence
Level 1 City Tower
Manchester
M14BT
Contact
Irene Walker
Telephone
+44 1618703198
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a1db8eb-7fa0-44d8-b47f-59b56dd92839
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
BNF Storage and Distribution Service
Reference number
NICE_BNF_S&D22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 64113000 - Postal services related to parcels
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NICE is responsible for the provision of prescribing information to healthcare professionals working within the English NHS. This comes in the form of 2 print publications; the British National Formulary (BNF) and the British National Formulary for Children (BNFC). The BNF Volumes are distributed annually across the English NHS and other eligible prescriber groups.
The Storage and Distribution Provider will be responsible for:
• Taking delivery of, storing, and distributing the BNF Volumes to eligible healthcare professionals in England;
• Taking delivery of, storing, and distributing the bulk order of BNF Volumes to a warehouse location for each of the UK devolved administrations;
• Providing a service to manage enquiries from customers regarding distribution of the BNF Volumes;
• Liaising with the Mailing Database Provider that manages the mailing database for the BNF Volumes, which includes all NHS staff who meet the eligibility criteria. [The Mailing Database Provider is the point of contact for eligibility criteria and customer data collation and will provide updated mailing lists.]
• Storage and re-distribution of any returned BNF Volumes in between annual distributions in order to satisfy ad-hoc orders.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £522,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NICE is responsible for the provision of prescribing information to healthcare professionals working within the English NHS. This comes in the form of 2 print publications; the British National Formulary (BNF) and the British National Formulary for Children (BNFC). The BNF Volumes are distributed annually across the English NHS and other eligible prescriber groups.
The Storage and Distribution Provider will be responsible for:
• Taking delivery of, storing, and distributing the BNF Volumes to eligible healthcare professionals in England;
• Taking delivery of, storing, and distributing the bulk order of BNF Volumes to a warehouse location for each of the UK devolved administrations;
• Providing a service to manage enquiries from customers regarding distribution of the BNF Volumes;
• Liaising with the Mailing Database Provider that manages the mailing database for the BNF Volumes, which includes all NHS staff who meet the eligibility criteria. [The Mailing Database Provider is the point of contact for eligibility criteria and customer data collation and will provide updated mailing lists.]
• Storage and re-distribution of any returned BNF Volumes in between annual distributions in order to satisfy ad-hoc orders.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £522,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
23 November 2022
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
24 November 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Level 1 City Tower
Manchester
M14BT
Country
United Kingdom