Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Dorothy Gardiner Unit, Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Belfast
BT8 8BH
UK
Contact person: Norma Moore
Telephone: +44 2895045210
E-mail: norma.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net
NUTS: UKN0
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Vertex Ivacaftor
Reference number: DACPM2018-47
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Vertex Ivacaftor.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Vertex Ivacaftor.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
Ivacaftor is a branded patent protected medicine which is available from one only economic operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DACPM2018-47
Title: Vertex Ivacaftor
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Leve 9 Paddington Central
London
W2 6BD
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.vrtx.com/we-are-vertex
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Dorothy Gardiner Unit, Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Belfast
BT8 8BH
UK
Telephone: +44 2895045210
E-mail: norma.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/04/2019