Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
UK
Contact person: Liz Fleetwood
E-mail: liz.fleetwood1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk//
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.england.nhs.uk//
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
Provision of an Existing Antimicrobial to the NHS in England via a Subscription-based Payment Model
Reference number: 2020/S 117-285217
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33650000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
NHS England has appointed a supplier with the capability to supply an existing antimicrobial to the NHS in England via a subscription-based payment model.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
100 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33651000
33650000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK - England
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement was conducted by NHS England. The contract entered into pursuant to this procurement is between the successful supplier and NHS England ( previously the National Health Service Commissioning Board).<br/><br/>Organisations wishing to participate in the procurement had to have at least one EU licensed antimicrobial that had a UK launch dated on or between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019 and that was active against one or more pathogens on the World Health Organisation priority pathogen list.<br/><br/>There were no limits on the number of antimicrobials that an organisation could offer.<br/><br/>Contracts awarded pursuant to the procurement are for use by the Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health England, the NHS in England, and by private sector healthcare contractors and agents working on behalf of the aforementioned.<br/><br/>The successful supplier is responsible for supply of the selected antimicrobial from 1 July 2022.<br/><br/>The duration of any contract awarded is for an initial period of three (3) years, with the option to extend (by mutual agreement) for an additional period or periods up to seven (7) years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Clinical and Non-Clinical (Points)
/ Weighting: 53250
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: diff £1m = 2000pts
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The award criteria were set out in the procurement documents. They are also available on the NICE website: https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/Life-sciences/award-questions-criteria-annex3.pdf
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
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:
2020/S 117-285217
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
09/06/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
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
Pfizer
526209
Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent
kent
CT13 9NJ
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.pfizer.co.uk
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:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
100 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Note that the contract value stated (£100 million) is not the exact contract value, as this cannot be published for reasons of confidentiality / damage to commercial interests. However, the contract value is broadly commensurate with the advertised value of £100 million
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS England
Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk//
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/06/2022