Closed tender

Provision of Prescription Hub Services (Stoma and/or Catheter) Framework

Details

Value
£15,000,000
Topic
Health services
Published
29 April 2025
Submission
4 June 2025

Tender description

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The relevant Tender Notice was 2025/S 000-017592 with OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05091a The awarding of this framework agreement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Regulations 2024 d o not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of 10 September 2025 to info@coch-cps.co.uk. This framework agreement has not yet been formally concluded; this notice serves as an intention to establish the framework agreement under the PSR. The award decision makers were two Senior Commercial Procurement Specialists, the Commercial Procurement Manager and the Director of Commercial Procurement Services. The Key Criteria were: Lot 1 • Social Value Pass/Fail 10% • Value - Commercial Questionnaire 25% • Quality and Innovation - 30% • Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - 25% • Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - 10% Lot 2 • Social Value Pass/Fail 10% • Value - Commercial Questionnaire 25% • Quality and Innovation - 30% • Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - 25% • Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - 10% Lot 3 • Social Value Pass/Fail 10% • Value - Commercial Questionnaire 25% • Quality and Innovation - 30% • Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - 25% • Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - 10% Lot 4 • Social Value Pass/Fail 10% • Value - Commercial Questionnaire 25% • Quality and Innovation - 30% • Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - 25% • Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - 10% Lot 5 • Social Value Pass/Fail 10% • Value - Commercial Questionnaire 25% • Quality and Innovation - 30% • Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - 25% • Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - 10% The framework will be available to all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations). "Relevant Authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006 and in section 10A(9) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006. The aim of this Framework is to provide Relevant Authorities with fully compliant solutions which supplement the delivery of patient care by Relevant Authorities in line with the NHS' core Key Performance Indicators and standards. The Framework will have five Lots. Lot 1. Stoma Prescription Service Lot 2. Catheter Prescription Service Lot 3. Stoma and Catheter Combined Prescription Service Lot 4. Stoma Pre- and/or Post-Operative Care Support Lot 5. Combined Catheter Prescription Service and Stoma Pre- and/or Post-Operative Care Support In accordance with Regulation 17 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and Regulation 17 of The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025, new Providers may be added to this Framework during the Term of the Framework. The Term of this Framework Agreement shall be four (4) years from the Commencement Date. Award of a Framework Agreement does not guarantee or imply any commitment to award a Call-off Contract by any Relevant Authority. Lot 1: Stoma Prescription Services Services relating to stoma prescriptions. Additional information: This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of the framework agreement is £15,000,000 Ex VAT but no commitment to award a Call-off Contract is implied or given. Lot 2: Catheter Prescription Service Services relating to Catheter Prescriptions. Additional information: This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of the framework agreement is £15,000,000 Ex VAT but no commitment to award a Call-off Contract is implied or given. Lot 3: Stoma and Catheter Combined Prescription Service Services relating to Stoma and Catheter Combined Prescriptions. Additional information: This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of the framework agreement is £15,000,000 Ex VAT but no commitment to award a Call-off Contract is implied or given. Lot 4: Stoma Pre- and/or Post-Operative Care Support Services relating to Stoma Pre- and/or Post-Operative Care Support. Additional information: This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of the framework agreement is £15,000,000 Ex VAT but no commitment to award a Call-off Contract is implied or given. Lot 5: Combined Catheter Prescription Service and Stoma Pre- and/or Post- Operative Care Support Services relating to Combined Catheter Prescription Service and Stoma Pre- and/or Post-Operative Care Support. Additional information: This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of the framework agreement is £15,000,000 Ex VAT but no commitment to award a Call-off Contract is implied or given.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published29 April 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date4 June 2025

About the buyer

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital care in Chester as part of the NHS healthcare sector, buying through a dedicated procurement department. A Strategic Procurement team runs tendering and reverse e-auctions for commodity pricing. The Trust's Commercial Procurement Services hosts national framework agreements for NHS trusts and public bodies. Clinical procurement specialists coordinate product trials with suppliers.

Over the past 5 years, most of Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in construction work, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and repair and maintenance.

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