Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33651660 - Influenza vaccines
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
This procurement is for an Advance Purchase Agreement (s) for the supply of Influenza Pandemic Specific Vaccines
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £676,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI32 - Westminster
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority wishes to put arrangements in place to reserve manufacturing capacity and secure the supply of pandemic specific influenza vaccine in the event of a pandemic declaration
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £676,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
120
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The initial term will be 4 years with the option of 3 extensions of 2 years
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
the contract has the option to be extended for up to 6 years in at least 2 year terms (i.e. 4+2+2+2)
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.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
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.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-003499
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
8 April 2022
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
27 April 2022
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: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Responding to this notice: suppliers who do not respond to this procurement exercise in the following manner may be disqualified from the procurement process provided that the following conditions will operate in addition to & not replace any other conditions stated in the procurement documents which may result in disqualification.
1) Submission of expression of interest & procurement specific information. This procurement will be conducted on the eTendering portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Candidates wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register & 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://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome & click the link to register:
— ‘accept the terms & conditions’,
— enter your correct business details,
— click ‘Submit’ when complete,
— you will shortly receive an email from the Salesforce platform asking you to finalise your registration;
1.2) once registered, candidates must express interest as follows:
(a) login to the eTendering portal,
(b) select ‘View our Live Opportunities’,
(c) select the opportunity that you are interested in,
(d) ‘Register interest’,
(e) select ‘confirm’,
(f) once you have expressed interest, it will move to ‘My Proposals & Quotes’, where you can download additional documentation (if required) & 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 Atamis Help-desk at +44 8009956035 or support-health@atamis.co.uk
2) General supplier information. To manage & 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 & 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 & 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 & update your registered company profile. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their supplier registration profile are completed & 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)1614137982.
The Contract(s) that are concluded as a result of this procurement exercise is for the benefit of the Authority & 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 & their executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies & British Overseas Territories including without limitation, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly, & Scottish Ministers. The resulting products delivered against the Contract(s) may be made available to the UK devolved administrations, Crown Dependencies & British Overseas Territories to undertake their respective vaccination programmes. For the purposes of the this procurement the total value at II.1.5/II.2.6 is the est. cost of the initial term of the agreement (4 years) plus any permitted extensions of (3x2 years)=10 years, including allowance for vaccine costs est. as a % based on the est. likelihood of a pandemic.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom