The Secretary of State for Health acting as part of the Crown through the Commercial Medicines Unit (part of the Department of Health)
2nd Floor, Rutland House
Runcorn
WA7 2ES
NUTS code — UK
Nichols Lynne
lynne.nichols@dh.gsi.gov.uk
https://cmu.bravosolution.co.uk
https://cmu.bravosolution.co.uk
https://cmu.bravosolution.co.uk
public procurement
Please refer to VI.3) Additional Information, ‘Other Contracting Authorities’
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of Antibiotics and IV Fluids.
To a location in England, to be notified to the successful Offeror(s) following contract award.
The establishment of a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) to allow for the purchase and stockpile of Antibiotics and IV Fluids for the treatment of influenza related secondary bacterial infections.
The Contracting Authority intends to use the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to maintain a stockpile of products totalling between 8 000 000 to 10 000 000 treatment courses per annum. The Authority reserves the right to amend the volume of treatment courses over the life span of the DPS to reflect the latest clinical guidance and changes in population headcount.
This notice shall result with the creation of a Dynamic Purchasing System allowing call-off tenders to be requested for a range of specific products. Offerors may bid for more than 1 product type listed.
The dynamic purchasing system (DPS) shall be valid for up to a period of 10 years resulting with any number specific call-off contracts being awarded as appropriate.
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Parent company or other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances.
The conditions of contract which will govern each purchase under the DPS can be found at Document 3 of the Pre-Qualification documentation available on Bravo Solution website. Please see paragraph III.2.1 for details of how to register with Bravo Solution and view the documentation.
No special legal form is required but, if a contract is awarded to a consortium of economic operators, the members of that consortium may be required to form a legal entity before entering into a contract and may be required to provide a parent or directors guarantees or, if not required to form a legal entity, members of a consortium may be required to accept joint and several liability to the Contracting Authority.
The conditions of contract which will govern each purchase under the DPS can be found at Document 3 of the Pre-Qualification documentation available on Bravo Solution website. Please see paragraph III.2.1 for details of how to register with Bravo Solution and view the documentation.
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Responding to this Notice:
Any Offeror may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the requisite manner.
1) Submission of expression of interest, supplier selection information and procurement specific information.
This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTendering portal at: www.cmu.bravosolution.co.uk Offerors wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register, and provide additional procurement specific information (if requested) through the eTendering portal as follows:
1.1) If not already registered, Offerors should register on the etendering portal at: https://cmu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:
— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
1.2) Once registered, candidates must express interest as follows:
a. Login to the eTendering portal;
b. Select ‘Response to PQQ’;
c. Select ‘PQQs Open To All Suppliers’;
d. Access listing related to this procurement — ‘Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of Antibiotics and IV Fluids’ and view details;
e. Click on ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page.
1.3) Once you have expressed interest, the PQQ will move to ‘My PQQs’, where you can download additional documentation (if required), and construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the publish button.
Offerors should note that acceptance of the Conditions of Contract at Document 3 is a mandatory requirement for selection.
For any support in registering on the portal or submitting your expression of interest / PQQ document, please contact the eTendering help desk at +44 800 368 4850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk
2) General supplier information:
To manage and assess supplier information the Contracting Authority requests Offerors provide their company profile in the Governments Supplier Information Database (sid4gov) as follows:
2.1) If not already registered, Offerors must go to the following web page: https:// sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ and select ‘Register for sid4gov’at the bottom of the page. Key in details as requested to search for your company. If you do not have a D-U-N-S® Number, click on the link at the right of the page to obtain a number from Dun and Bradstreet (D&B). Offerors must obtain a D&B D-U-N-S® Number to enable registration on sid4gov.
This normally is provided within 48 hours but may take up to 5 days (turnaround times will vary from country to country), so please ensure this step is completed as soon as possible.
2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your sid4gov company profile. Offerors should ensure all the mandatory fields of their sid4gov profile are completed and up to date for each procurement exercise.
D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B.
2.3) For further help or information concerning sid4gov, please contact the sid4gov Helpdesk at: support@nqc.com or telephone. +44 (0) 845 299 2994.
Please refer to the selection criteria contained in the PQQ documentation available through Bravo Solution.
Please refer to the selection criteria contained in the PQQ documentation available through Bravo Solution.
Suppliers who pass the PQQ evaluation stage will be notified whether e-auctions will be used.
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Commercial Medicines Unit employees.
Note that the DPS arrangement shall be valid for a period of 10 years. The Contracting Authority intends to use the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to maintain a stockpile of products totalling between 8 000 000 to 10 000 000 treatment courses per annum. The Authority reserves the right to amend the volume of treatment courses over the life span of the DPS to reflect the latest clinical guidance and changes in population headcount.
Other Contracting Authorities:
The contract(s) is for the benefit of the Contracting Authority and NHS bodies along with any other non-NHS bodies which are necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories including, without limitation, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and Scottish Ministers. The resulting services delivered against the contract(s) may be made available to the UK devolved administrations, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories.
Electronic Ordering, Invoicing and/or Payment:
a) Electronic Submission of Tenders or requests to participate will be required.
b) Some participating authorities may use electronic ordering. Some participating authorities may accept electronic invoicing. Some participating authorities may use electronic payment.
Transparency:
Potential suppliers should note that, in accordance with the Government's policies on transparency, the Contracting Authority intends to publish the OJEU, ITO and the text of final contracts / framework agreements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the CMU (part of the Department of Health). Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/buying-and- managing-government-goods-and-services-more-efficiently-and-effectively
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