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Contract Notice

Contract for the Supply of Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio Vaccine

  • First published: 19 October 2018
  • Last modified: 19 October 2018
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Summary

OCID:
Published by:
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through the Department
Authority ID:
AA71913
Publication date:
19 October 2018
Deadline date:
20 November 2018
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The supply of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio vaccine, to be used as part of the national immunisation programme. The Contracting Authority estimates their requirement over the period of the contract, including the period of the optional extension to be up to 6 400 000 doses of vaccine.

The opportunity is not appropriate for being split into lots however the contract may be awarded to more than one supplier in the manner described in the procurement documents.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through the Department of Health and Social Care

2nd Floor, Rutland House

Runcorn

WA7 2ES

UK

E-mail: Lynne.Nichols@dh.gsi.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


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

Contract for the Supply of Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio Vaccine

Reference number: CM/PHV/18/335

II.1.2) Main CPV code

33651600

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

The supply of a combined diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio vaccine, deliveries will be required over a period of 2 years, with an option to extend for up to an additional 24 months.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

33651610

33651670

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

To a location in England to be notified to the successful bidder(s) following contract award.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The supply of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio vaccine, to be used as part of the national immunisation programme. The Contracting Authority estimates their requirement over the period of the contract, including the period of the optional extension to be up to 6 400 000 doses of vaccine.

The opportunity is not appropriate for being split into lots however the contract may be awarded to more than one supplier in the manner described in the procurement documents.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/04/2020

End: 31/03/2024

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

The contract has an optional extension for 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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 20/11/2018

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 20/11/2018

Local time: 13:00

Place:

Runcorn

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Department of Health and Social Care employee

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.3) Additional information

Any supplier may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the requisite manner:

1) Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information.

This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTendering portal at https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk. Candidates wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register, and provide additional procurement specific information (if requested), through the eTendering portal as follows:

1.1) If not already registered, Candidates should register on the eTendering portal at https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:

— accept the terms and conditions and click continue,

— enter your correct business and user details,

— note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete,

— you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

1.2) Once registered, candidates must express interest as follows:

(a) login to the eTendering portal;

(b) select “Response to ITT”;

(c) select “ITTs Open To All Suppliers”;

(d) access listing related to this procurement Contract for the supply of dTaP/IPV and view details;

(e) click on “Express interest” button at the top of the page;

(f) once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to “My ITTs”, where you can download additional documentation (if required), and construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the “Publish” button.

1.3) For any support in registering on the portal or submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering Help-desk at +44 800 069 8630 or help@bravosolution.co.uk.

2) General supplier information.

To manage and assess supplier information the Contracting Authority requests candidates provide their company profile in the Governments supplier information database, sid4gov, as follows:

2.1) If not already registered, Candidates must go to the following web page https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ and select “Register” at the top right of the page. Key in details as requested to search for your company. If you do not have a D-U-N-S® Number, click on the link at the right of the page to obtain a number from D&B. Candidates must obtain a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S® Number to enable registration on sid4gov;

2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your sid4gov company profile. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their sid4gov profile are completed and up to date for each procurement exercise. D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B;

2.3) For further help or information concerning sid4gov, please contact the sid4gov Helpdesk at: support@nqc.com or telephone +44 (0) 845 299 2994.

The contract(s) is for the benefit of the Contracting 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 vaccination programmes

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through the Department of Health and Social Care

Runcorn

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

15/10/2018

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
33651610 Diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccines General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines
33651670 Polio vaccines General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines
33651600 Vaccines General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

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ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
Lynne.Nichols@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
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Other contact:
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