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Published 22 Feb 2021, 17:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Agreement for the reservation of manufacturing capacity and production and supply of influenza pandemic specific vaccine during a pandemic

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

GoodsCompetitive dialogue
Published estimate£676,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 8 Apr 2022awarded 30 Aug 2023
Awarded to Seqirus UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Advance Purchase Agreement for Influenza Pandemic Specific Vaccines

CPV: Influenza vaccines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1For the reservation of manufacturing capacity and production and supply of influenza…AwardedRenewalPublished value£676,000,000

For the reservation of manufacturing capacity and production and supply of influenza pandemic specific vaccine in the event of a pandemic.

Delivery: UK, London
Extensions: The contract has the option to be extended for up to 6 years in fixed increments of 2 years at a time (i.e. 4+2+2+2). The total contract term including any extensions will not exceed 10 years. · The initial term will be 4 years with the option of 3 extensions of 2 yearsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Clinical / Scientific Evidence: 25%
  • UK Manufacturing Diversification: 4%
  • Risk Allocation: 12%
  • Timeliness & Capacity: 8%
  • Performance: 3%
  • Manufacture & Logistics: 11%
  • Product Administration: 2%
  • Legal Risk: 5%
  • Cost: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (10)
  • Clinical / Scientific Evidence: 25
  • UK Manufacturing Diversification: 4
  • Risk Allocation: 12
  • Timeliness & Capacity: 8
  • Performance: 3
  • Manufacture & Logistics: 11
  • Product Administration: 2
  • Social Value: 10
  • Legal Risk: 5
  • Cost: 20
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive dialogue
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Feb 2021, 17:48 GMT
Last source update
26 Sept 2023, 09:15 BST
Authority reference
CM/EMI/23/C21969
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028287
Classification (CPV)
Influenza vaccines
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029513 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Information on the contract value has been withheld pursuant to regulation 50(6)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) so as not to prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of the supplier.<br/><br/>The contract is for the benefit of the Authority & NHS bodies along with any other non-NHS bodies which are necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments & their executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies & British Overseas Territories including without limitation, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and Scottish Ministers. The resulting products delivered against the contract may be made available to the UK devolved administrations, Crown Dependencies & British Overseas Territories to undertake their respective vaccination programmes.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
8 Apr 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Feb 2021 → 26 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    22 Feb 2021
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Apr 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    27 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    26 Sept 2023, 09:15 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Mar 2022
  1. Published value updated to £676,000,000
    9 Mar 2022, 20:14 GMT
    was £1
  2. Status changed to active
    9 Mar 2022, 20:14 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    9 Mar 2022, 20:14 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 8 Apr 2022, 17:00 BST
    9 Mar 2022, 20:14 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    9 Mar 2022, 20:14 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    26 Sept 2023, 09:15 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    26 Sept 2023, 09:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £11 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Seqirus UK Ltd£1 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 028287-2023-1 · Seqirus UK Ltd

    Signed
    30 Aug 2023
    Value
    £1
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, London, SW1P 3JRContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SEQIRUS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier09614642 Point, 29 Market Street, Maidenhead, UK, SL6 8AA

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria