Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Defra Network eTendering Portal
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
Telephone
+44 2072385921
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Project 28735 - Manufacture and Supply of Avian and Bovine PPD Tuberculin
Reference number
28735
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The requirement is for the Manufacture and Supply of Avian and Bovine Purified Protein Derivatives (PPD) Tuberculin to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). This product is for use in its bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing scheme, which is the cornerstone of the bTB eradication programmes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the surveillance programme in Scotland.
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: £27,510,884
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Delivery will be to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in Addlestone, Surrey (UK).
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Avian and Bovine Purified Protein Derivatives (PPD) Tuberculins are used in Defra's bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing scheme, which is the cornerstone of the bTB eradication programmes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the surveillance programme in Scotland.
APHA's current requirement is for approximately 3,300 litres of PPD Tuberculin on an annual basis. Deliveries will be required on a monthly basis, with the avian and bovine PPD Tuberculins supplied in a paired presentation, available in two vial sizes (2ml and 5 ml).
The following quantities are required for the duration of the Contract:
• a minimum of 140 litres of avian PPD Tuberculin per month up to a maximum of 190 litres per month; and
• a minimum of 140 litres of bovine PPD Tuberculin per month up to a maximum of 190 litres per month.
The contract will start on 01/01/2023 and the contract period will be 5 years (with a further 24 months allowable extension to 31/12/2029). (Note that the value shown on this notice is approximate and covers the full 7-year period.)
Key manufacturing and supply standards are as follows:
- UK Marketing Authorisation (MA) for both bovine and avian PPD Tuberculin products;
- A current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificate recognized by the UK's Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) for the duration of the contract;
- Product tested according to, and at the time of delivery compliant with, the general standards defined in the European Pharmacopoeia Current Edition (monographs 0536 and 0535).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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
Restricted procedure
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: 2021/S 000-020396
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
27835
Title
Project 28735 - Manufacture and Supply of Avian and Bovine PPD Tuberculin
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 November 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
Thermo Fisher Scientific Prionic Lelystad B.V
Platinastraat 33, 8211 AR Lelystad, The Netherlands
Lelystad
Country
Netherlands
NUTS code
- NL32 - North Holland
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £27,510,884
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Defra Group Commercial
17 Smith Square, Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
Country
United Kingdom