Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
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@dhsc.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.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 a Reserve Stock of Influenza Vaccine for the 2019/20 Season
Reference number: CM/PHV/19/929
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33651660
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Procurement exercise for a contract for a reserve stock of influenza vaccine for the 2019/20 season.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33651600
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 provision of influenza vaccine, to be held as reserve stock by the supplier and distributed to customers in the manner agreed with the authority. The contracting authority's requirement over the period of the contract is 400 000 doses of vaccine.
The awarding of lots if not appropriate to this procurement as the requirement is for a specific vaccine.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Available on request
/ Weighting: Not applicable
Cost criterion: Available on request
/ Weighting: Not applicable
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
Value — this information is considered by the supplier to be commercially sensitive information. The authority is not publishing the value so as not to prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of the suppliers.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
A contract needed to be put in place as a matter of urgency to ensure that there are sufficient quantities of the quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine available to be distributed and administered in time to become clinically effective in the population in advance of the peak of the flu season.
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 175-425772
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
16/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 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
Seqirus UK Ltd
Maidenhead
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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
22/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mylan UK Healthcare Ltd
Potters bar
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract(s) is for the benefit of the 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through the Department of Health
2nd Floor, Rutland House
Runcorn
WA7 2ES
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/10/2019