Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
UK
Contact person: Lynne Nichols
E-mail: vmc.vaccines@ukhsa.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMRV) vaccine (2025)
Reference number: CM/PHV/25/C296805
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33651600
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine (2025)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contracts for the supply of vaccine to protect against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella, to be used as part of the national immunisation programme.<br/><br/>Deliveries will be required over a period of 2 years, with an option to extend for up to an additional 24 months.<br/><br/>The awarding of lots is not appropriate for this procurement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Comparison with specification
/ Weighting: N/A
Quality criterion: Risk to programme delivery
/ Weighting: N/A
Quality criterion: Shelf life
/ Weighting: N/A
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: N/A
Cost criterion: Benchmark price
/ Weighting: N/A
Cost criterion: Offer price
/ Weighting: N/A
Cost criterion: Additional costs
/ Weighting: N/A
Cost criterion: Additional savings
/ Weighting: N/A
Cost criterion: Storage cost
/ Weighting: N/A
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This contract has the option to be extended for a period or periods up to an additional 24 months.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Value - The contract value is withheld from publication pursuant to regulation 50(6)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) so as not to prejudice the legitimate commercial interest of the supplier.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-003445
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MERCK SHARP and DOHME (UK) LIMITED
00233687
120 Moorgate
London
EC2M 6UR
UK
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: www.msd-uk.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GLAXOSMITHKLINE UK LIMITED
04310159
GSK HQ, 79 New Oxford Street, London,
London
WC1A 1DG
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://uk.gsk.com/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracts are for the benefit of the Authority and NHS bodies along with any other non-NHS bodies which are necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories including, without limitation, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and Scottish Ministers. The resulting products delivered against the contract(s) may be made available to the UK devolved administrations, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories to undertake their respective immunisation programmes.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand,
London,
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.theroyalcourtsofjustice.com
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/08/2025