The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital Health Service (CHHHS) is seeking offers for the provision, storage, packaging, and distribution of pharmaceutical dose administration aid packs (PDAAPs) for the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre (LGCC). The service includes receiving, storing, and managing inventory of medications, repackaging them into tamper-evident PDAAPs, preparing medication orders, and delivering them to the LGCC pharmacy. Medications will be supplied by CHHHS. Key requirements include managing stock levels, accurate repackaging, and meeting strict delivery timeframes (weekly bulk deliveries by Wednesday 08:30 hrs, and daily ad hoc urgent deliveries by 08:30 hrs). The proposed contract term is three years with two one-year optional extensions. Services are to be performed at the supplier's facility, with delivery to Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. Future service scalability for a proposed youth detention centre is also required. Offers must be lodged electronically by 06 May 2026. A mandatory requirement is that all medical consumables, pharmaceuticals, and dental goods must be listed on GS Australia's National Product Catalogue at the commencement and throughout the contract term.
The bid notice specifies routine bulk deliveries are required weekly by Wednesday 08:30 hrs, and ad hoc urgent deliveries are required daily by 08:30 hrs. The closing date for offers is Wednesday, 06 May 2026, at 02:00 PM Queensland time.
The bid notice states that Schedule 2 details the price and payment terms under the contract.
The bid notice states that CHHHS will not evaluate offers on the sole criterion of price. The criteria against which the suppliers offer will be evaluated is set out in Part B Schedule 1 Customer Requirements.
The bid notice requires suppliers to be suitably qualified and to complete and return all schedules set out under Part C ITO Response Schedules, including any attachments and physical samples.
The evaluation process may involve discussions with suppliers, reference, financial and corporate checks, a demonstration from shortlisted suppliers and/or a site visit assessment.
The bid notice states that sample PDAAPs are to be submitted to the principal contact person and that sample PDAAPs are a mandatory requirement for a conforming offer.
The closing date for supplier queries is Sunday, 26 April 2026, at 01:00 AM E. South America Standard Time.
