Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
E-mail: lynne.nichols@dhsc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
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 the supply of azithromycin
Reference number: CM/EMP/20/773
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Procurement exercise for a contract(s) for the supply azithromycin capsules or tablets.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 095 900.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
Movianto, Haydock.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of azithromycin capsules or tablets.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: Pass / Fail
Quality criterion: Risk
/ Weighting: 20 %
Quality criterion: Delivery
/ Weighting: 40 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract has the option to be extended for up to an additional 4 months and the option for the authority to order an additional volume of the goods to be procured by up to 50 % subject to the agreement of the supplier.
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
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is a serious infectious respiratory disease and its consequences pose a risk to life. The WHO Director General characterised Covid-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020, by this stage Europe was the centre of the pandemic. Azithromycin is required urgently because the authority needs to be in a position to treat the population as required. A state of urgency exists in the UK (and globally) due to the Covid-19 pandemic and this state of urgency did not give the Authority sufficient time to comply with the standard Open Procedure time scales for this procurement. Accordingly, the authority used the accelerated time limits for the open procedure permitted under the Pubic Contract Regulations 2015 (Regulation 27(5)) to conduct this procurement.
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:
2020/S 140-345638
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
25/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pfizer Ltd
00526209
Sandwich
CT13 9NJ
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 766 750.00
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
25/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Drugsrus Ltd
04916914
Northwood Hills
HA6 1NZ
UK
NUTS: UKI7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 277 500.00
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
25/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Strandhaven Ltd t/a Somex Pharma
01413692
Ilford
IG3 8BS
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 51 650.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract(s) is for the benefit of the 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/09/2020