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@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.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 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.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
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
Duration in months: 6
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:
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
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
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
A contract needs 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/09/2019
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 2 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
23/09/2019
Local time: 10:00
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
Responding to this notice:
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 a reserve stock of influenza vaccine for the 2019/20 season’ 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 8000698630 or help@bravosolution.co.uk
For restricted procedures, substitute ‘ITT’ for ‘PQQ’ in paragraphs 1.2b, c and f.
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, supplier registration, as follows:
2.1) If not already registered, candidates must go to the following web page https://supplierregistration.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 qnd Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S® Number to enable registration on supplier registration.
2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your registered 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 supplier registration, please contact the Helpdesk at: support@nqc.com or telephone +44 (0)8452992994.
Other contracting authorities.
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/09/2019