Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
REGN-COV2 SUPPLY AGREEMENT FOR PANDEMIC PURPOSES
Reference number
4964/03/2021
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Procurement for REGN-COV2.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement for REGN-COV2.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Information on contract value is being withheld due to commercial sensitivity under Regulation 50(6)(b) and (c) as the publication of the price may enable competitors to calculate cost per dose. This will (i) commercially prejudice the supplier in its ongoing negotiations with other national governments; (ii) commercially prejudice the contracting authority in its ongoing negotiations with other vendors and (iii) impact fair competition between vendors .
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
Our position, after reviewing the advice from counsel, is that under the unforeseen current global public health crisis there is a strong argument that the direct award of a contract with Roche is compliant with current PCR regulations in respect to section 32(2)(c). Firstly, the urgent award to Roche is strictly necessary to prevent significant loss of life, disease, and protracted periods of continued economic stress. Delay in acquiring binding assurances to reserves of antibody doses would pose an imminent risk for long term procurement of a antibody to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the UKs adoption of a protectionist approach to acquiring the Regeneron antibody via a direct award is fully justified under PCR regulation 32(2)(c).
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
4964/03/2021
Title
REGN-COV2 SUPPLY AGREEMENT FOR PANDEMIC PURPOSES
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Roche Products Limited
Welwyn Garden City
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1
Total value of the contract/lot: £1
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
London
Country
United Kingdom