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Medicine Supply for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Notice Description

The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (the Authority) is procuring a contract for the provision of a Medicine Supply Service for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. The aims and objectives of the contract is to provide a Medicine Supply Service for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust agreement between the Trust and Supplier.

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The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (the Authority) is procuring a contract for the provision of a Medicine Supply Service for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. The aims and objectives of the contract is to provide a Medicine Supply Service for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust agreement between the Trust and Supplier.

The purpose of the PIN is to inform potential suppliers of our intention to procure this service but also to engage suppliers to understand market capability and capacity to deliver the service. This notice is for information only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender or at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time.

Potential suppliers are asked to take part in a short market engagement questionnaire. The information provided will help to form the way the service specification is designed for the framework agreement. Details of how to access the questionnaire can be found further on in this notice:

Community Pharmacy Key Aims and Objectives
The overall aim of the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Framework Agreement is to provide a Medicine Supply Service for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust agreement between the Trust and Supplier.

Location
There are three wards located in two geographical locations. Two wards are in Welwyn Garden City and are located next to each other. One ward is in Bishop's Stortford. These will be for dispensed drugs and stock.

There are also locations spread around East and North Hertfordshire which require stock delivery and some of the items / services listed in the Integrated Care Team / Hospital at Home requirements section below. Delivery there will be once every week or two weeks.

Financial Element
The Trust has a budget of PS60,000 - PS65,000 per annum over the duration of the contract. The cost of the medicines is not included within this envelope. The budget is for service provision alone.

Dispensing Volumes
Stock Numbers Per Week by Ward
Queen Victoria Memorial Ward (QVM) :36 Items
Danesbury Ward : 67 Items
Herts and Essex Hospital (HEH): 73 Items

To Take Out (TTO)
These are the discharge to take out medicines. This is not the number of medicines, but the number of patients discharged. Each TTO will have around 8 to 16 medicines.
TTO requests that are sent to pharmacy per week range from:
Danesbury - 4-6 per week
QVM - 3-5 per week
HEH- 3-5 per week

Wards Requirements:
* Reasonable timeframe / Request and Delivery Turnaround. TTO submitted by an agreed time (for example 1130am) to be back in the afternoon (same day service). Requests after agreed time - next day delivery.
* Ability to turn around ad hoc emergency requests.
* Once a week stock top up for each ward.
* Ability to have a formulary- as a check and balance in terms of drugs used.
* Access to a tracking system.

Integrated Care Team /Hospital at Home Requirements:
* Provide adrenalin kits/pre-packs (various amounts).
* Provide electronic ordering system.
* Provide user-friendly method of updating stock.
* Agreed stock lists.
* Define their process for ordering outside of stock list.
* Ability to deliver direct to patient homes and define the price structure for this.

Useful to have
- Ability for supplier to provide pre-packs would be valuable.
- Able to communicate and order from our EPMA system or an online portal.

Suppliers will need to:
- Be able to provide the service outlined above and as will be further outlined in the service
specification once the procurement is live.
- Commence the service by 1 April 2025 (This date is subject to change and is a target date. It may be earlier or later).
- Let us know if they are interested in bidding for this contract.
- Provide indicative costings for the project.
- Confirm that you can deliver the project within the budget of PS60,000 - PS65,000 per annum
- Confirm what budget the project is achievable with.
- Confirm that your organisation is already registered on or will arrange for registration on Atamis https://health-family.force.com
- Confirm the names of any other Framework Agreements or contracts your organisation are on that are similar to this service (Medicine Supply Service for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust).
- Confirm your service have access to a tracking system (for prescriptions).

This contract is for the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EoECPH) on behalf of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.

If you would like to express an interest in this opportunity, please complete the short market engagement questionnaire which is available to access on Atamis (https://health-family.force.com) The deadline for completion is 12:00 Midday 30 August 2024. The notice has been published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0488f5
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025049-2024
Current Stage: Planning
All Stages: Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: Planning Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Not Specified
Procurement Method Details: Not specified
Tender Suitability: Not specified
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions: 85 - Health and social work services
CPV Codes: 85149000 - Pharmacy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: £65,000 Under £100K
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 8 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: 30 Nov 2024Expired
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB C/O WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: FULBOURN
Postcode: CB21 5XB
Post Town: Cambridge
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3): TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location: Not specified
Local Authority: South Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward: Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Westminster Constituency: South Cambridgeshire

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