Contract

Support for Therapeutics Taskforce

  • Department of Health and Social Care

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-017177

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02ca87

Published 21 July 2021, 12:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Health and Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Contact

Callie Barry

Email

callie.barry1@dhsc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

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

Support for Therapeutics Taskforce

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To enable the rapid adoption, delivery, and completion of UK Covid 19 Research Studies preventing duplication of effort and leveraging maximum system wide collaboration.

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: £134,788

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

SW1H 0EU

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To enable the rapid adoption, delivery, and completion of UK Covid 19 Research Studies preventing duplication of effort and leveraging maximum system wide collaboration.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority

Explanation:

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed belowExtreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directiveExplanation:There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: it is responding to Covid-19 immediately because of public health risks presenting a genuine emergency.It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: it is not possible to comply with the timescales of another procedure due to the urgent requirement to ensure the services required are met.The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority – DHSC has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


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

1 July 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The University of Leeds

Woodhouse Lane

Leeds

LS2 9JT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
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: £134,788

Lowest offer: £134,788 / Highest offer: £134,788 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

High Court

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care