Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
Contact person: Darrell Griffith
E-mail: ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Naloxone & Alternative Opioid Antagonists - Buffer Stock Storage & Management
Reference number: C260521
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Market engagement exercise to assess the current and future capacity of the UK market to provide naloxone and potential alternative opioid antagonists.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33600000
33670000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DHSC is conducting a market engagement exercise to understand more about the companies and services in the UK that can, or that are seeking to produce, distribute, supply and store different formulations of naloxone and of other drugs that can reverse the effect of an opioid overdose or of drugs taken with opioids.<br/>The outcome of the market engagement will inform decisions around potential future procurement and storage of buffer stock as well as providing information on how the market could meet a potential increase in demand across the UK.
II.2.14) Additional information
For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to seek feedback from the market that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the goods and services.<br/>It is essential to understand that this market engagement process is separate from the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process begins through the publication of a contract notice, any supplier interested in the contractual opportunity must submit a tender, and all supplier bids will be evaluated on an equal basis and in accordance with the set criteria. <br/><br/>The market engagement brief and associated questionnaire can be found here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b702d08b-f9d2-4f4b-8324-726e540e6177
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
01/07/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/04/2024