Drug detection apparatus

Tender description

The purpose of this tender is to put in place a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Drugs of Abuse Testing Kits which may be used for general testing, specific testing and/or for incidents of drug misuse for our member trusts in the East and West Midlands. There may also be a requirement for "back to lab" confirmation analysis. Products to be included are urine specimen analysis including single urine drug testing strips and a range of multi-panel strip urine tests as well as oral fluid drug test swabs. There may also be a requirement testing and analysis of hair samples and DNA on occasions. Other accessories such as collection cups are also to be included. The tests required will include but are not exclusive to the following: — Cannabis, — Cocaine, — Heroin, — Opiates, — Amphetamine, — Benzodiazepine, — Buprenorphine, — Ketamine, — Ethanol, — Methadone, — Morphine, and, — Spice. This tender is to establish a framework agreement for the provision of a pharmaceutical wholesaler service to participating trusts, in line with the agreed specification. East Midlands Pharmacy Collaboration (EMPC) is a procurement collaborative hosted by Royal Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, acting as an agent on behalf of its Member Organisations. The member organizations currently working with EMPC and who may purchase under any contract awarded through this process are found at: — http://www.derbyhospitals.nhs.uk/primary/pharmacy/empc/ The following bodies with consent from EMPC may also have access to this Framework Agreement: — the public and voluntary sector bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the United Kingdom as defined in Regulation 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as well as all contracting authorities and entities in the European Union as defined in the Annexes to Commission Decision 2008/963/EC as may be updated from time to time. In particular, it is envisaged that this framework agreement will be used by the following entities in the United Kingdom as described below (particularly where such entities are of a health and/or social care nature): — — all National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to: — — — acute trusts (a list of which can be found at: — — — — http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/acutetrustlisting.aspx — — Health and care trusts (a list of which can be found at. — — — http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx — — Mental health trusts (a list of which can be found at. — — — http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx; — — Clinical commissioning groups (a list of which can be found at. — — — http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx — — Ambulance trusts (a list of which can be found at: — — — http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx — — Area teams (a list of which can be found at: — — — http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx — — Special health authorities — — — http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx NHS England (formerly the NHS Commissioning Board); and clinical senates and strategic clinical networks. Her Majesty's Prison Service (as detailed at www.juste.gov.uk/about/hmps). The above list includes each organization's successors and assigns, any equivalent organizations and any associated organizations created as a result of any organizational changes. In addition, the use of this framework agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the United Kingdom and/or any country in the European Union which are of a health and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need in respect of any goods or services to any of the above-listed organisations. Furthermore, and if provided for in the contract documents, EMPC may extend the scope and benefit of the framework agreement to any private sector (i.e. all non-public sector) organizations operating in the United Kingdom and/or any country in the European Union which are of a health and/or social care nature who may also use this framework agreement. Whilst EMPC is not required by procurement legislation to do so, it has extended the principles of the public tendering so as to assure its private sector customers of best value and open and transparent processes. In the United Kingdom these entities are registered with the Care Quality Commission (a list of providers can be found at: — http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/cqc_locations_export.csv. In the European Union