Awarded contract

Project 28735 - Manufacture and Supply of Avian and Bovine PPD Tuberculin

  • Defra Network eTendering Portal

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-034084

Published 1 December 2022, 2:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Defra Network eTendering Portal

17 Nobel House

London

SW1P 3JR

Email

melanie.swain@defra.gov.uk

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