Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 17 Jan 2022, 17:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Additional Volume PF-07321332 Supply Agreement for Pandemic Purposes

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 20 Dec 2021no call for competition
Awarded to Pfizer Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Vaccines have been shown to be highly effective in the fight against COVID-19, to date. However, there is a cohort of individuals who either cannot take the vaccine or for whom it is ineffective. There is therefore an urgent need to find an effective alternative. <br/>This agreement is for the procurement of 2,500,000 units of PF-07321332/ritonavir. It is one of the first oral and direct-acting antiviral drugs globally and is part of the UK’s multi-layered approach to COVID-19.

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Additional procurement of PF-07321332/ritonavirAwarded
Delivery: UK · London

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Jan 2022, 17:46 GMT
Last source update
17 Jan 2022, 17:46 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001373
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030bf6 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

Please see Contracts Finder Notice for full justification.

Publisher note: Information on contract value is being withheld due to commercial sensitivity under Regulation 50(6)(b) and (c) as the publication of the price may enable competitors to calculate cost per dose. This will (i) commercially prejudice the supplier in its ongoing negotiations with other national governments; (ii) commercially prejudice the contracting authority in its ongoing negotiations with other vendors and (iii) impact fair competition between vendors.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Pfizer Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 001373-2022-1 · Pfizer Ltd

    Signed
    20 Dec 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic0—US$1 – US$1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Pfizer LimitedAwarded supplier Walton Oaks, Dorking Road, Kent, UK, KT20 7NS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.