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 Public Health England
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
UK
E-mail: nirula.sethi@phe.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england
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
Provision of Logistics and Professional Services for the International Health Regulations Project (Nigeria, Ethiopia and Zambia)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75122000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Public Health England (PHE) is seeking to partner with a logistics and professional services provider who can support the delivery of PHE objectives in Nigeria (Lot 1) and / or Ethiopia (Lot 2) and / or Zambia (Lot 3). PHE's International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project, is enhancing global health security by strengthening the capability and capacity of public health institutions in Africa and Asia to comply with the WHO IHR (2005) to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats such as COVID. The Project team is working with government and public health institutions in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Zambia as part of this work and project funding has been agreed until March 2022.The provider should be operational in Nigeria and / or Ethiopia and / or Zambia and be able to provide a range of logistics and professional services functions (i.e. arranging national and regional travel, booking accommodation, and other services referenced in the specification.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Nigeria
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75122000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
NG
Main site or place of performance:
nigeria
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Public Health England (PHE) is seeking to partner with a logistics and professional services provider who can support the delivery of PHE objectives in Nigeria (Lot 1). PHE's International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project, is enhancing global health security by strengthening the capability and capacity of public health institutions in Africa and Asia to comply with the WHO IHR (2005) to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats such as COVID. The Project team is working with government and public health institution in Nigeria as part of this work and project funding has been agreed until March 2022.The provider should be operational in Nigeria and be able to provide a range of logistics and professional services functions (i.e. arranging national and regional travel, booking accommodation, human resource management, business management and event coordination and support), to complement the technical expertise provided by PHE in Nigeria.Please refer to the specification for details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Ethiopia
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75122000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
ET
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Public Health England (PHE) is seeking to partner with a logistics and professional services provider who can support the delivery of PHE objectives in Ethiopia (Lot 2). PHE's International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project, is enhancing global health security by strengthening the capability and capacity of public health institutions in Africa and Asia to comply with the WHO IHR (2005) to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats such as COVID. The Project team is working with government and public health institution in Ethiopia as part of this work and project funding has been agreed until March 2022.The provider should be operational in Ethiopia and be able to provide a range of logistics and professional services functions (i.e. arranging national and regional travel, booking accommodation, human resource management, business management and event coordination and support), to complement the technical expertise provided by PHE in Ethiopia.Please refer to the specification for details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - Zambia
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75122000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
ZM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Public Health England (PHE) is seeking to partner with a logistics and professional services provider who can support the delivery of PHE objectives in Zambia (Lot 3). PHE's International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project, is enhancing global health security by strengthening the capability and capacity of public health institutions in Africa and Asia to comply with the WHO IHR (2005) to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats such as COVID. The Project team is working with government and public health institution in Zambia as part of this work and project funding has been agreed until March 2022.The provider should be operational in Zambia and be able to provide a range of logistics and professional services functions (i.e. arranging national and regional travel, booking accommodation, human resource management, business management and event coordination and support), to complement the technical expertise provided by PHE in Zambia.Please refer to the specification for details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
This contract has not been awarded.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-009495
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Lot 1
Title: Provision of Logistics and Professional Services for the International Health Regulations Project - Nigeria
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/07/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)
77447
Ground Floor (Wings B & C), Lugogo House, Plot 42 Lugogo Bypass, P.O. Box 12874, Kampala
Kampala, Nigeria
N/A
NG
NUTS: NG
Internet address(es)
URL: www.afenet.net
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Public Health England (PHE) is seeking to partner with a logistics and professional services provider who can support the delivery of PHE objectives in Nigeria (Lot 1). PHE's International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project, is enhancing global health security by strengthening the capability and capacity of public health institutions in Africa and Asia to comply with the WHO IHR (2005) to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats such as COVID. The Project team is working with government and public health institution in Nigeria as part of this work and project funding has been agreed until March 2022.The provider should be operational in Nigeria and be able to provide a range of logistics and professional services functions (i.e. arranging national and regional travel, booking accommodation, human resource management, business management and event coordination and support), to complement the technical expertise provided by PHE in Nigeria.These contracts are based in the countries referenced above, please refer to the specification for details.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/11/2021