Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through Public Health England
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
Contact
Gill Lloyd-Jones
gillian.lloyd-jones@dhsc.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI45 - Lambeth
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Advance Purchase Agreement for Influenza Pandemic Specific Vaccines - information and call for Expressions of Interest for a market consultation
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33670000 - Medicinal products for the respiratory system
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Contracting Authority wishes to establish an Advance Purchase Agreement(s) for the supply of Influenza Pandemic Specific Vaccine(s)
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement is for an Advance Purchase Agreement(s) for the supply of Influenza Pandemic Specific Vaccine(s). The Contracting Authority intends to hold preliminary market consultation sessions to discuss the programme. Please register your Company's interest by visiting our online portal http://health.atamis.co.uk and searching for the opportunity using contract reference C21969. For the purpose of administering this market consultation efficiently and effectively, expressions of interest are requested from the market by no later than 2 March 2021. Following this date, a questionnaire will be sent to interested parties to gather additional information to support the market engagement sessions. This questionnaire will be for the purpose of gathering information to facilitate the market consultation event. Full details regarding the questionnaire and market engagement sessions will be shared following expression of interest.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
22 February 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Prior information notice has been issued to alert the market to the proposed procurement and the preliminary market consultation only. Should the Contracting Authority decide to award a contract, the resulting contract(s) will be for the benefit of the Contracting Authority, NHS Bodies and other public bodies responsible for the delivery of health related services in the United Kingdom including, without limitation, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and Scottish Ministers, other government department and non-departmental public bodies.For the avoidance of doubt and while the subject matter may bear some similarity, it should be noted that this PIN is unconnected and independent of the PIN 2020/S 224-551964 published 17/11/2020 by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy acting as part of the Crown through the Department Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.