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: Callum Harland
E-mail: callum.harland@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.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
Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine 2026/2027
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33651660
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Supply of Live Attenuated Influenza vaccine 2026/2027
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
225 408 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33651660
33651660
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
For the supply of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine 2026/2027. Option to extend on two occasions for an additional 12 months on each occasion.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 0
Quality criterion: Risk to programme delivery
/ Weighting: 0
Quality criterion: Comparison with specification
/ Weighting: 0
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend on two occasions for an additional 12 months on each occasion
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: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
There is an absence of competition in the market, with only a one supplier capable of delivering the required goods/services to the necessary specification and standards.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
01/06/2026
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
ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED
03674842
1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AA
UK
NUTS: UKH1
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.astrazeneca.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:
: 225 408 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/06/2026