Awarded contract

Provision of a new antimicrobial to the NHS in England via a subscription-based payment model

  • NHS England

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-017580

Published 28 June 2022, 9:42am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

Quarry House

Leeds

LS2 7UE

Contact

Liz Fleetwood

Email

liz.fleetwood1@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk//

Buyer's address

https://www.england.nhs.uk//

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of a new antimicrobial to the NHS in England via a subscription-based payment model

Reference number

2020/S 117-285216

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 33650000 - General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

NHS England have appointed a supplier with the capability to supply a new antimicrobial to the NHS in England via a subscription-based payment model.

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: £100,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33651000 - General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines
  • 33650000 - General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents
  • 33651000 - General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines

two.2.3) Place of performance

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

UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK - England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement was conducted by NHS England. The contract entered into pursuant to this procurement is between the successful supplier Shionogi and NHS England (formerly the National Health Service Commissioning Board).

Organisations wishing to participate in this procurement had to have at least one EU licensed antimicrobial that would have a UK launch dated on or between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 and that was active against one or more pathogens on the World Health Organisation priority pathogen list.

There was no limit on the number of antimicrobials that an organisation could offer.

The Contract awarded pursuant to the procurement are for use by the Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health England, the NHS in England and by private sector healthcare contractors and agents working on behalf of the aforementioned.

Shionogi will be responsible for supply of the selected antimicrobial from 1 July 2022.

The duration of the contract awarded will be for an initial period of three (3) years, with the option to extend (by mutual agreement) for an additional period or periods up to seven (7) years.

Further information was set out in the procurement documents which are available to download from the NICE website https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/life-sciences/scientific-advice/models-for-the-evaluation-and-purchase-of-antimicrobials

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Clinical and Non-Clinical (Points) / Weighting: 53250

Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: diff £1m = 2000pts

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

two.2.14) Additional information

The award criteria were set out in the procurement documents. They are also available on the
NICE website: https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/About/what-we-do/Lifesciences/award-questions-criteria-annex3.pdf


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive dialogue

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: 2020/S 117-285216


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

9 June 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Shionogi

5th floor, 33 Kingsway, Holborn, London WC2B 6UF, UK

London

WC2B 6UF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

FC035874

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: £100,000,000

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £100,000,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Note that the contract value stated (£100 million) is not the exact contract value, as this cannot be published for reasons of confidentiality / damage to commercial interests.
However, the contract value is broadly commensurate with the advertised value of £100million

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS England

Skipton House, 80 London Road

London

SE1 6LH

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.england.nhs.uk//