The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust: Contract for the provision of multi-compartment compliance aids to identified in-patients immediately following discharge

UK-Dudley: Pharmaceutical products.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
       Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1384244287, Fax. +44 1384244194, Email: david.lewis@dgh.nhs.uk
       Contact: David Lewis
       Main Address: www.dgh.nhs.uk
       NUTS Code: UKG

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Health

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Contract for the provision of multi-compartment compliance aids to identified in-patients immediately following discharge            
      Reference number: Q005418

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         33600000 - Pharmaceutical products.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The Contract aims to provide in-patients with medicines immediately following discharge in Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) for those identified as admitted into hospital using MDS or assessed as being unable to self administer their medication by other means whilst an in-patient.
Some of the Contract's aims are as follows:-
- Ensure timely delivery of medicines to the hospital
- Ensure communication of the discharge letter requirements for patients between the patient, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Trust), the successful Pharmacy (Provider), the General Practitioner (GP) and the patient’s previous community pharmacy
- Implement holistic medicines reconciliation by providing better information to patients, GPs and community pharmacies about changes to medicines at discharge
- Achieve collaborative working to ensure that both requests for newly initiated MDS at discharge are appropriate and that ongoing provision of MDS for all patients is appropriate

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 480,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            85149000 - Pharmacy services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG - WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Trust) serves around 450,000 people living in Dudley and the surrounding area. It has one in-patient hospital (Russells Hall Hospital) located near the centre of Dudley which has a maximum capacity of 750 beds. The goods and services required under this contract will only be provided at Russells Hall Hospital. The number of multi-compartment compliance aids also known as monitored dosage systems,that will be provided to identified in-patients immediately following their discharge from the Trust is estimated to be 1,800 per annum.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality Standards / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Service Specification / Weighting: 20
      Quality criterion - Name: Performance Management and Ongoing Contract Support / Weighting: 20
                  
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Following the initial 36 month Contract Period the Contract has an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Q005418    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 24/01/2017

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Adam Myers Ltd
             Suite 2, The Old Bank, 2 Coventry Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1EP, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1384500111, Email: yvonne@adammyers.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UKG
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 480,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
          Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 138424287, Fax. +44 1384244194, Email: david.lewis@dgh.nhs.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: As set out in The Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/03/2017