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
Contact
Simeon Hadebe
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.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
Supportive Medicines - Alfentanil 25mg/50ml vial - Direct Award
Reference number
CM / EMI / 21/ C59263
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
For the supply of Alfentanil 25mg/50ml solution for injection (ITU) in preparation for further waves of Covid 19 in Spring 2022.
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
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Health and Social Care managed the procurement on behalf of the UK Health Security Agency for the supply of Alfentanil 25mg/50ml solution for injection (ITU) in preparation for further waves of Covid 19 in Spring 2022. The contract was awarded on the behalf of UK Health Security Agency.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Availability / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0
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 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
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The supportive medicines stockpile was designed as a ‘one off’ build to target volumes of a defined range of critical products. However, ongoing concerns regarding the disease and additional waves have caused the Department to prepare for further waves of COVID-19 in Winter 2021/Spring 2022.
The recent developments around the Omicron variant have prompted activation for additional volumes identified through the modelling as necessary to avoid complete stockout of some products through Winter 2021/Spring 2022.
One of those critical products is Alfentanil which has seen markedly increased usage during the pandemic and the need to secure stock has become paramount. There is only one supplier in the market able to produce this strength of Alfentanil. Accordingly, the Contracting Authority used the negotiated procedure without prior publication route to make a Direct Award on the basis of Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) – Competition is absent for technical reasons – permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) to conduct this procurement.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 February 2022
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
Hameln pharma ltd
Unit C, Nexus, Gloucester Business Park, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Gloucester
GL3 4AG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
01034697
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
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.3) 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 vial. This will (i) commercially prejudice the contracting authority in its commercial dealings with other suppliers; and (ii) impact fair competition between suppliers.
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