Closed tender

Custody Healthcare Telephone Support (Lot 1) & Medication Storage Audit (Lot 2)

Details

Value
£2,680,000
Topic
Medical consumables
Published
18 November 2024
Submission
20 December 2024

Tender description

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent are seeking suppliers for the provision of Custody Healthcare Telephone Support, including issue of medication and dispense of medicines (Lot 1) and Medication Storage Audit (Lot 2) Lot Lot 1: Custody Healthcare Telephone Support Lot 1-Custody Healthcare Telephone Support Services, including the issue of prescriptions and facilitate dispense/collection of medication: the service model must offer a comprehensive range of telephone support and advice, to Custody Officers, Police Officers and in-house Healthcare Practitioners.<br/>Services are required to start from 1st April 2025, and the contract will be for an initial period of 2 years with 2 x 12 month option to extend. The maximum budget available is £530,000p.a. Lot 2: Medication Storage Audit Lot 2 - Medication Storage Audit, the service must provide medicine management advice and support via a Lead Pharmacist to Kent Custody in-house staff, and medication audits carried out twice yearly as a minimum. Services are required to start from 1st April 2025, and the contract will be for an initial period of 2 years with 2 x 12 month options to extend. The maximum budget available is £140,000 p. a

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published18 November 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date20 December 2024

About the buyer

Suffolk Constabulary polices Suffolk and buys through 7 Force Commercial Services, a function it shares with six neighbouring police forces. Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Norfolk and Suffolk now pool their buying power under a shared commercial team. Suppliers must register on the government's Central Digital Platform before bidding for any live opportunity. Once registered, tenders are then advertised through the Blue Light National E-Commerce Platform. A published pipeline also lists upcoming tendering opportunities across the wider collaboration. Existing contracts sit on the National Blue Light Contracts Database, and standard terms and conditions also apply.

The top 10 blue light buyers spent a collective £2.2bn between FY2021 and FY2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of Suffolk Constabulary's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 33140000 · Medical consumables
  • 71317200 · Health and safety services
  • 75122000 · Administrative healthcare services

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