Planning

PIN Concession for Printing, Publishing, Distribution, Marketing and Selling of the British Pharmacopoeia

MHRA BUYER ORGANISATION

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Planning

24 Nov 2020 at 16:27

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is planning a tender for the concession of printing, publishing, distribution, marketing, and selling the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) and British Approved Names (BAN) publications. This procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice of the tender expected to be published on 25 January 2021. The contract period will commence on 6 September 2021 and last until 5 September 2028. The services will be required across various locations, including the United Kingdom and overseas territories, falling under the publishing services industry category.

This upcoming tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the publishing and pharmaceutical sectors, particularly those with expertise in marketing, distribution, and web services. Companies capable of innovation and dedicated to continuous improvement in service delivery will be well-positioned to compete for this concession contract. Furthermore, the engagement event scheduled for 9 December 2020 will allow potential suppliers to learn more about the requirements and expectations, making it an excellent opportunity for businesses interested in participating.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PIN Concession for Printing, Publishing, Distribution, Marketing and Selling of the British Pharmacopoeia

Notice Description

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (the Agency) is an Executive Agency of the Department of Health. We protect and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research. The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) is the official collection of standards for UK medicinal products and pharmaceutical substances. It is produced by the British Pharmacopoeia Commission Secretariat of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, in accordance with regulation 317(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 and makes an important contribution to public health by setting publicly available standards for the quality of medicines. Now used in over 100 countries, the BP remains an essential reference for all individuals and organisations working within pharmaceutical research and development, manufacture and testing around the globe. The BP is published annually with three in-year updates, currently in both hardcopy and electronic formats; the latter is available as a download product as well as accessed via a single-user licence or a multi-user licence arrangement. In addition, there is the requirement for the publication of the British Approved Names (BAN) which provides the official, non-proprietary, or generic names given to pharmaceutical substances, published annually. The Agency requires the appointment of a service provider to be responsible for the Printing, Publishing, Distribution, Marketing and Selling of the BP and BAN publications. A core part of the requirement is the provision and maintenance of a website, which operates as a portal to access the electronic formats of the BP, as well as acting as a source of added value material and a sales platform for the BP chemical reference standards, orders for which are fulfilled by the Agency. The link to the current website is https://www.pharmacopoeia.com/ The service provider would have responsibility for business development and marketing of the product, with the strategic approval of the Agency, and also shall be expected to invest in the services to deliver continuous improvement and innovation throughout the life of the contract. The service provider will also need to carefully manage sales and distribution of BP publications to our global user base which is currently conducted through established reseller networks. The Agency will publish this tender late Jan-early Feb 2021 for the award of a concession contract to one service provider to provide these services as a concessionaire; collaborations with other organisations to bring together the range of expertise would be acceptable. We will be holding a supplier engagement event on 09 December 20 10.00 - 12.00 via a MS Teams video conference. Please email purchasing@mhra.gov.uk if you would like to attend. Link to full PIN https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:555007-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML Additional information: We will be holding a supplier engagement event on 09 December 2020 10.00 - 12.00 via a MS Teams video conference to discuss with potential suppliers the requirement and service expectations, and innovations that can be brought into a future contract. We will also allow time for a Q and A. If you are interested in attending, please email purchasing@mhra.gov.uk with details of your attendees - please include the name of the company and the names and email addresses for your proposed attendees (quoting BP Event in the email heading). The link to the full content of our PIN is provided above. There is no further information available at present. We will be using our e-procurement solution https://mhra.bravosolution.co.uk for the next stage of the process. Please note: This is a concession contract so the concessionaire shall retain the revenue from the service/sales as its fees minus the payment of agreed royalty fees to the Agency.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-381cd8aa-dfaa-4fcf-aa4f-9db64bc2c38a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ace0fb9-9adf-4809-9af4-57663ea12ec9
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79970000 - Publishing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Nov 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Jan 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Sep 2021 - 5 Sep 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MHRA BUYER ORGANISATION
Contact Name
Nadia Coleby
Contact Email
purchasing@mhra.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Post Town
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Further Information

Notice Documents

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