Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Liz Fleetwood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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