Tender

Healthy Start Vitamins - Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance Services

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

TenderAmendment

23 Jun 2017 at 13:49

TenderAmendment

19 Jun 2017 at 15:09

TenderAmendment

19 Jun 2017 at 08:41

TenderAmendment

08 Jun 2017 at 09:26

TenderAmendment

07 Jun 2017 at 14:41

Tender

07 Jun 2017 at 14:30

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health is initiating an open procurement process titled "Healthy Start Vitamins - Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance Services". This procurement falls under the miscellaneous business and business-related services category and is based in England. The tender is currently active and will close on 12 July 2017, with a contract period set to commence on 1 October 2017 and continue for up to 24 months, including extension options. The estimated value of the contract is £110,000. Interested suppliers must register on the BMS system as part of the tender process.

This tender presents excellent opportunities for businesses engaged in pharmaceutical services and regulatory compliance, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in pharmacovigilance. Companies with expertise in managing the legal obligations related to the distribution of licensed medical products, particularly those suitable for children's health, would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Bidders are encouraged to consult the procurement documentation for detailed requirements and evaluation criteria.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Healthy Start Vitamins - Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance Services

Notice Description

This is a notification that the Department is running an OJEU Open Procurement for the services described. - (for which see ITT ref number 60433).Interested suppliers need to register on the BMS system if they have not done so already. Details of registration can be found on the attached instructions document and link provided. The Secretary of State has a statutory responsibility to make Heathy Start Vitamins available for people who are entitled to them. The Department of Health (DH) arranges for the procurement of these vitamin products, which are purchased by local authorities and distributed to Healthy Start beneficiaries. Local authorities can claim reimbursement from the DH for the cost of the vitamins. The vitamin product for Healthy Start beneficiaries aged up to four - Healthy Start Children's Vitamin drops, are presently a licensed medicine and the Marketing Authorisation (MA) is held by the Secretary of State for Health. The product is a General Sale list licensed medicine and the MA reference is PL01511 / 0003. As the holder of the MA the Secretary of State has legal obligations to ensure compliance with licence requirements set out by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the European Union (EU). Failure to fulfil these legal obligations could result in the MHRA either suspending or withdrawing the MA for this product. This in turn would mean that the Secretary of State could not meet their responsibilities to make Healthy Start Vitamins available. The requirement for the Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) to have a qualified person with responsibility for pharmacovigilance services is described within the pharmacovigilance legislation (Regulation (EU) No 1235 / 2010 and Directive 2010 / 84 / EU). A legal obligation is therefore placed on the DH to meet the requirement for a qualified person (QP) who will be responsible for pharmacovigilance services. DH intends to outsource this function as described below. Bidders are required to refer to the procurement documentation for full details of the requirement. The Contract is expected to be for a period of up to 24 months, with extension options. See attached Procurement documents. DH reserves the right to not proceed to Contract for this requirement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bd2d4af3-7707-4456-8f94-9e37e8cf0c97
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db8d4608-b38e-4cc0-ac65-841cf908d159
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£110,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jun 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jul 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2019 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 7UE
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-bd2d4af3-7707-4456-8f94-9e37e8cf0c97-2017-06-23T14:49:44+01:00",
    "date": "2017-06-23T14:49:44+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-bd2d4af3-7707-4456-8f94-9e37e8cf0c97",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "ITT 60433",
        "title": "Healthy Start Vitamins - Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance Services",
        "description": "This is a notification that the Department is running an OJEU Open Procurement for the services described. - (for which see ITT ref number 60433).Interested suppliers need to register on the BMS system if they have not done so already. Details of registration can be found on the attached instructions document and link provided. The Secretary of State has a statutory responsibility to make Heathy Start Vitamins available for people who are entitled to them. The Department of Health (DH) arranges for the procurement of these vitamin products, which are purchased by local authorities and distributed to Healthy Start beneficiaries. Local authorities can claim reimbursement from the DH for the cost of the vitamins. The vitamin product for Healthy Start beneficiaries aged up to four - Healthy Start Children's Vitamin drops, are presently a licensed medicine and the Marketing Authorisation (MA) is held by the Secretary of State for Health. The product is a General Sale list licensed medicine and the MA reference is PL01511 / 0003. As the holder of the MA the Secretary of State has legal obligations to ensure compliance with licence requirements set out by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the European Union (EU). Failure to fulfil these legal obligations could result in the MHRA either suspending or withdrawing the MA for this product. This in turn would mean that the Secretary of State could not meet their responsibilities to make Healthy Start Vitamins available. The requirement for the Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) to have a qualified person with responsibility for pharmacovigilance services is described within the pharmacovigilance legislation (Regulation (EU) No 1235 / 2010 and Directive 2010 / 84 / EU). A legal obligation is therefore placed on the DH to meet the requirement for a qualified person (QP) who will be responsible for pharmacovigilance services. DH intends to outsource this function as described below. Bidders are required to refer to the procurement documentation for full details of the requirement. The Contract is expected to be for a period of up to 24 months, with extension options. See attached Procurement documents. DH reserves the right to not proceed to Contract for this requirement.",
        "datePublished": "2017-06-07T15:30:28+01:00",
        "status": "active",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "79900000",
            "description": "Miscellaneous business and business-related services"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amount": 110000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2017-07-10T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2017-10-01T00:00:00+01:00",
            "endDate": "2019-09-30T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": false
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db8d4608-b38e-4cc0-ac65-841cf908d159",
                "datePublished": "2017-06-23T14:49:44+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en",
                "dateModified": "2017-06-23T14:49:44+01:00"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "ITT",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a57f4e19-fbad-4bb6-9f3a-fb71af3bb04c",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Terms of Participation",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3551f320-4989-48d4-907c-a42365a972ee",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Specification",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bd71e75c-7e56-48a1-9b57-eb62e0e4aa33",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "5",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Conditions of Contract",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/602dc83f-8a14-4fbd-9556-ddbf48c85f12",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "6",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Evaluation Guidance",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0ca86628-cb52-4efa-ba09-0886c0cc3b3a",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "7",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Selection Questionnaire",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c8d7ae3a-9001-4a11-b940-d0e4e8092e65",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "8",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Award Questionnaire",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/580ce0f6-0d2e-4bc7-a86c-f5d1acf918d9",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "9",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Pricing Schedule",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/39ee4b8b-016f-4f0a-abdf-c4f1104121b3",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "10",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Confidentiality Agreement",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b1b16760-34a6-4fb0-8bf8-0fe4bb4e79a0",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-31424",
            "name": "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Department of Health, Quarry House, Quarry Hill",
                "locality": "Leeds",
                "postalCode": "LS2 7UE",
                "countryName": "England"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Sam Richman",
                "email": "supplier.helpdesk@dh.gsi.gov.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-CFS-31424",
        "name": "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"
    }
}