Radioactive Materials and Associated Consumables

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are tendering for Radiopharmaceuticals and associated products.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is the largest of the fourteen territorial NHS Boards in Scotland. The radiopharmacy service provides individually prepared doses to patients within NHSGGC, NHS Forth Valley, NHS Ayrshire & Arran and NHS Lanarkshire. The doses produced are used in 13 Nuclear Medicine departments across these boards.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Radionuclide Dispensary service is located in North Glasgow Sector within the Acute Division of NHSGGC.

The service is responsible for the production of outpatient and inpatient radiopharmaceutical doses to patients of the four west and central Scotland health boards as above. We also provide some doses to University or commercial customers.

We aim to deliver a timely, high quality, patient centred service to all our service users in line with NHSGGC’s quality aims and the Quality Strategy. We use the evidence base at all times to ensure we are delivering the most up to date care for our patients.

The service produces around 30,000 doses each year and also acts as a central delivery point for radioactive commercial packages for NHSGGC nuclear medicine departments.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 26994. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:

This is not a service contract so therefore direct supply is expected from bidders

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Suppliers will be guided towards the following link - https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/