Award

Contract for Abatacept (Orencia) (Homecare)

  • Northern Health and Social Care Trust

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034851

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b1d2

Published 28 October 2024, 1:08pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

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

Contract for Abatacept (Orencia) (Homecare)

Reference number

DAC111/1024PM

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 Abatacept (Orencia) (Homecare) for up to 3 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: £1,400,000

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 Abatacept (Orencia) (Homecare) for up to 3 years

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or 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 NHSCT requires the purchase of Abatacept which is subject to patent protection / Sole MA Holder and consequently no reasonable alternative or 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/concession

Contract No

DAC111/1024PM

Title

Contract for supply of Abatacept (Orencia) (Homecare)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 October 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare

Unit 4 Scimitar Park, Roydon Road

Harlow

CM19 5GU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH - East of England
Companies House

02764914

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,400,000


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