RFT for services to distribute Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines under Community Service Obligation
Tender ID: 577870
Tender Details
Tender Description
This Approach to Market seeks to procure the services of organisation/s for the distribution of Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) medicines to community pharmacies across Australia. Distribution must be conducted in accordance with the Community Service Obligation (CSO) Compliance Requirements and Service Standards. Services are also required to support the prevention and management of onshore medicine shortages. Successful organisation/s will be subsidised for the additional costs required to meet these conditions through a fixed annual funding pool.
The CSO operates as a fixed funding pool where organisations eligible for CSO payments can be remunerated based on the units of CSO products they distribute to community pharmacies.
Capability to distribution CSO products in accordance with the following compliance requirements and service standards is necessary.
Compliance Requirements
1. Provide a single-entry point for Distribution Points to order CSO products, receive information and resolve queries
2. Maintain access to the established infrastructure and sufficient financial capacity to meet the CSO Standards and Compliance Requirements
3. Maintain the quality of CSO products they supply, including meeting all applicable storage condition requirements, holding all necessary State and Territory licenses and complying with the Code of Good Wholesaling Practices for Medicines in Schedules 2, 3, 4, and 8.
CSO Service Standards
In addition to the three CSO compliance requirements, CSO wholesalers must also meet the nine CSO service standards:
1. Supply to any Distribution Point
2. Supply to any Rural and Remote Pharmacy and ensure that they meet the set Threshold for Sales to Rural and Remote Pharmacies
3. Supply any Brand of CSO Product (PBS Medicine (and NDSS Products until the end of 30 June 2026))
4. Stock in their warehouses or distribution centres at least one Brand of each:
a. PBS Medicine (except for PBS Medicines that are the subject of Exclusive Supply Arrangements or which are out of stock or unobtainable from the Manufacturer).
b. Until the end of 30 June 2026, NDSS Products listed on the NDSS Product Schedule.
5. Supply any Low Volume PBS Medicine and ensure that they meet the set Threshold for Sales of Low Volume PBS Medicines
6. Supply any PBS Medicine at or below the relevant CSO Price for that PBS Medicine
7. Until the end of 30 June 2026, supply any NDSS Products at no cost to Access Points.
8. Not impose Prohibited Financial Imposts on Distribution Points
9. Supply any Brand of CSO Product within the Guaranteed Supply Period:
a. PBS Medicines within 72 hours (for products listed in the High Volume List) or 24 hours (for all other PBS Medicines) of the Regular Order Cut Off Time
b. Until the end of 30 June 2026, NDSS Products within 24 hours of the Regular Order Cut Off Time.
Other Instructions:
Conditions for Participation:
As per RFT
Timeframe for Delivery:
1 July 2025 to 31 December 2029
Address for Lodgement:
AusTender at www.tenders.gov.au in accordance with instructions in the Request documentation.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
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