Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://mhra.bravosolution.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://mhra.bravosolution.co.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Physico-chemical Laboratory Services
Reference number
P5467, SQ211
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Agency is looking to run a tender (Competitive Procedure with Negotiation) for the following service;
The Agency sub-contracts a physico-chemical laboratory that has three main functions,
• developing and verifying/validating methods for inclusion in the British Pharmacopoeia monographs
• establishing and maintaining Chemical Reference Standards to support these monographs
• providing testing support to the regulatory functions of the agency and acting as the Official Medicines Controls Laboratory for chemical testing
The Elements that make up the complete service are;
1) Analysis
2) Procurement
3) Production
4) Dispatch
Consortium and Prime Contractor bids will be considered.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 24000000 - Chemical products
- 64120000 - Courier services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Agency is looking to run a tender (Competitive Procedure with Negotiation) for the following service;
The Agency sub-contracts a physico-chemical laboratory that has three main functions,
• developing and verifying/validating methods for inclusion in the British Pharmacopoeia monographs
• establishing and maintaining Chemical Reference Standards to support these monographs
• providing testing support to the regulatory functions of the agency and acting as the Official Medicines Controls Laboratory for chemical testing
The Elements that make up the complete service are;
1) Analysis
2) Procurement
3) Production
4) Dispatch
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
3 potential extensions of 12 months each
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Supplier Questionnaire. Ref number 211
https://mhra.bravosolution.co.uk
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Please see Supplier Questionnaire on https://mhra.bravosolution.co.uk
ref 211
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
four.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 207-506322
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
12 February 2021
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
22 February 2021
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
London
Country
United Kingdom