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title: "Pharmaceutical Services"
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buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE (NOE CPC) (HOSTED BY AND ACTING THROUGH LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST.)"
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# Pharmaceutical Services

Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE (NOE CPC) (HOSTED BY AND ACTING THROUGH LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST.)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ac3b

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## Summary

The North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) is seeking engagements for a Pharmaceutical Services procurement process. The procurement is for a fully compliant pharmaceutical services solution, covering Inpatient, Outpatient, and Discharge Dispensing services, and Multi-compartment Compliance Aids. The process is split into 4 lots, including Remote Dispensing Services and On-site Dispensing Services. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract value amounts to £50,000,000 GBP. The procurement stage is completed, with active awards to suppliers such as AAH Pharmaceuticals and Fairview Health.

This tender for Pharmaceutical Services offers opportunities for businesses involved in pharmacy services. Businesses suited to compete include pharmaceutical suppliers, health service providers, and medical equipment manufacturers. The tender focuses on services in the healthcare industry, aiming to enhance patient care through efficient dispensing services. The procurement process, conducted by NOE CPC, involves multiple criteria such as quality, social value, and price. The opportunities presented in this tender can facilitate business growth and collaboration within the healthcare sector.

## Notice

This procurement is for the provision of a fully compliant pharmaceutical services Solution.

This is to include Inpatient, Outpatient and Discharge Dispensing services along with a Multi-compartment Compliance Aids (MCA) service.

The service is split across 4 lots:

Lot One - Remote Dispensing Services,
Lot Two - On-site Dispensing Services,
Lot Three - Dispensing of Medicine Compliance Aids, and
Lot Four - Ward Order Assembly

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Remote Dispensing Services Envelope

This lot covers remote dispensing services including requirements to undertake medicines reconciliation in sufficient detail to obtain a relevant medication history for each patient to ensure an appropriate clinical screen is made. This is to avoid adverse consequences arising from situations such as: a previous allergy, drug-drug interaction, therapeutic class duplications and contraindications to medicines before dispensing takes place.

See Section VI.3 for list of entities eligible to utilise any resulting framework, subject to the approval of NOE CPC.

Options: The entities eligible to utilise this framework agreement, subject to approval of NOE CPC, includes but will not be limited to Acute; Foundation; Ambulance; Community; Care; Primary Care; Clinical Commissioning Groups, Mental Health Trusts, Integrated Care Systems (ICS's), Community Interest Companies (CIC), associated wholly owned companies and subsidiaries and successor bodies.
Acute Trusts: 
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx 
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs): 
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx 
Mental Health Trusts: 
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx 
Ambulance Trusts: 
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx 
Care Trusts: 
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx 
NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA):
http://www.ntda.nhs.uk/ 
Special Health Authorities: 
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx 
Integrated Care Systems (ICS's) and the contracting authorities which make up those ICS's, a listing of which can be found at; https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcard/integrated-care-in-your-area/ 
Arms Length Bodies: 
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arms-length-bodies/our-arms-length-bodies 
Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations, as identified at:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/south/info-professional/stps/ 
NHS England:
http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/d-com/ and other organisations involved in commissioning of primary care services via Clinical Commissioning Groups - CCGs supported by the Commissioning Support Units - CSU's which will be responsible for commissioning most aspects of NHS care (or equivalent body/bodies established pursuant to legislation enacted as a result of, or in connection with, the White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS published July 2010.
CCG: https://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/ccg-directory 
CSU:https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/supporting-commissioners/ 
The Clinical Commissioning Board, Area Teams:
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx and other organisations involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services and GP consortia and GP Practices: 
and any other provider of primary medical services:
a) who are a party to any of the following contracts:
- General Medical Services (GMS),
- Personal Medical Services (PMS),
- Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) and/or
b) Commissioned by NHS England or other organisations involved in commissioning or overseeing General Practitioner services, as described above.
Social Enterprises: 
http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/ 
Local Authority Councils in England, Scotland and Wales: county, unitary, district, borough, and metropolitan councils (parish and community councils) 
Local Councils in England, Scotland and Wales:
https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council 
Local Authority Councils in Northern Ireland:
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/local-councils-in-northern-ireland 
NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales) including but not limited to: Welsh Health Boards, Primary care services - GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services:
https://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory/LocalHealthBoards
NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland) including but not limited to: NHS Boards, Hospitals, Primary care Services GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services:
http://www.healthscotland.com/about/index.aspx 

Continued at Section VI.3 Additional Information

Lot 2 - On-site Dispensing Services Envelope

This lot covers onsite retail pharmacy services, incorporating all services that must be delivered from the Participating Authority's site.

See Section VI.3 for list of entities eligible to utilise any resulting framework, subject to the approval of NOE CPC.

Options: For further information of eligible entities please see Lot 1 - II.2.11

Lot 3 - Medical Compliance Aids Envelope

This lot covers the assembly and delivery of Medical Compliance Aids, whether it be for Inpatients, Discharge, Outpatients or Home Delivery.

See Section VI.3 for list of entities eligible to utilise any resulting framework, subject to the approval of NOE CPC.

Options: For further information of eligible entities please see Lot 1 - II.2.11

Lot 4 - Ward Order Assembly Envelope

This lot covers the provision of ward order assembly services, defined for the purposes of this agreement as the delivery by the supplier of stock pharmaceutical products to the Participating Authority in pre-assembled containers for defined ward locations, ready for onward internal delivery within the hospital.

This lot also includes provision for Enhanced Ward Order Assembly which is defined for the purpose of this agreement as the delivery by the supplier of stock pharmaceutical products directly to the specific ward location on the hospital premises. This may include delivery 'on-shelf' of products at the ward location.

See Section VI.3 for list of entities eligible to utilise any resulting framework, subject to the approval of NOE CPC.

Options: For further information of eligible entities please see Lot 1 - II.2.11

Home Delivery for Outpatients

See Lot 1

Medication Compliance Aids

See Lot 1

Electronic Dispensing Services

See Lot 1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026990-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | 27 Apr 2021 |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled, Planned |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE (NOE CPC) (HOSTED BY AND ACTING THROUGH LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST.) |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S4 7UQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | Burngreave |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | AAH PHARMACEUTICALS; ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE; BOOTS; FAIRVIEW HEALTH; PEARL CHEMIST; ROWLANDS PHARMACY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111200 - Medical hospital services
- 85112200 - Outpatient care services
- 85121000 - Medical practice services
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services

## Release History

- 27 Sep 2022 at 08:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026990-2022
- 18 Feb 2022 at 14:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004671-2022
- 30 Apr 2021 at 12:42 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009418-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://health.atamis.co.uk
- http://www.alliance-healthcare.co.uk
- http://www.boots.com
- http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/d-com/
- http://www.healthscotland.com/about/index.aspx
- http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx
- http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx
- http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx
- http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx
- http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx
- http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx
- http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx
- http://www.ntda.nhs.uk/
- http://www.pearlchemistgroup.co.uk
- http://www.rowlandspharmacy.co.uk
- http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc
- https://lloydspharmacy.com/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/supporting-commissioners/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcard/integrated-care-in-your-area/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/ccg-directory
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/south/info-professional/stps/
- https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arms-length-bodies/our-arms-length-bodies
- https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/local-councils-in-northern-ireland
- https://www.noecpc.nhs.uk
- https://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory/LocalHealthBoards

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