Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Supply Chain Operated by DHL Supply Chain Ltd acting as agent of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL)
c/o Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
UK
E-mail: mary.emeny2@supplychain.nhs.uk
Fax: +44 1924328744
NUTS: UKI4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Contract for Medical Consumables for the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Programme (PIPP)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33140000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
As part of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Programme (PIPP) the Department of Health and the Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL) wish to procure an emergency stockpile of medical consumables to be distributed in the event of a pandemic flu outbreak or any other health related emergency across the UK.
The purpose of the contract is to ensure that there is a stockpile of these products that will only be distributed in the case of a flu pandemic or other health related emergency. The stock will be delivered by the supplier(s) to DHL (or other nominated) Depot for deep storage across a number of locations in the UK in but not limited to:Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Suffolk, Derbyshire, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
In the event of a pandemic or other health related emergency the PIPP stock will be distributed by NHS Supply Chain on the instructions of the Department of Health.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33141320
33141310
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Various Locations in the UK.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The anticipated value of this lot is approximately GBP 3 800 380 to GBP 4 700 470.
It is important to note that this procurement is for product to be held in deep storage. Deep storage is defined as products which are stored in pallets in standard racking for the duration of their shelf life. The product will only be issued in the event of a pandemic Influenza any other related health emergency declared by the UK government and therefore product packaging and pallet must be capable of being stored for its stated shelf life and capable of being issued at any point from receipt to shelf life expiry date. As such the requirements are different from NHS Supply Chain business as usual arrangements. There is no requirement for product support after the completion of the contract or in the event of an Influenza pandemic or other health related emergency. Please refer to the Invitation to Tender for more details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 2.5
Quality criterion: Delivery
/ Weighting: 2.5
Cost criterion: Annual cost of ownership
/ Weighting: 95
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
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:
2019/S 181-440183
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Combined Needles and Syringes
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GBUK Ltd
Selby
UK
NUTS: UKE2
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 700 000.00
EUR
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Not applicable
Not applicable
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Appeals to be logged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/07/2021