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Published 28 Mar 2023, 11:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

European Viper Antivenom (2024)

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: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 May 2023awarded 8 Nov 2023
Awarded to Flynn Pharma Ltd3 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Apr 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the supply of European Viper Antivenom

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of European Viper AntivenomAwarded 2 yrs
Contract period: 1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Lutterworth UK
Extensions: The contract has the option to be extended for up to an additional 24 monthsVariant 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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Comparison with Specification: 30%
  • Risk to programme delivery: 20%
  • European Viper Antivenom price: 40%
  • Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Comparison with Specification: 30
  • Risk to programme delivery: 20
  • Social value: 10
  • European Viper Antivenom price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Open procedure
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
28 Mar 2023, 11:50 BST
Last source update
22 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Award evaluation window
3 May 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036825
Classification (CPV)
Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b697 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contract is for the benefit of the contracting authority and 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 and their executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and 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 and 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
3 May 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 May 2023, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 May 2023 → 22 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 May 2023, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 May 2023, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published186 days ago
    22 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Nov 2023, 13:50 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    27 Nov 2023, 13:50 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-03: 1 release · 28 Mar 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £11 contract exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 3latest 8 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Flynn Pharma Ltd£1 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Flynn Pharma Ltd£1 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Flynn Pharma Ltd£1 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 034944-2023-1 · Flynn Pharma Ltd

    Signed
    8 Nov 2023
    Value
    £1
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2026
    Status
    active
  • Contract 036823-2026-C228810-1 · Flynn Pharma Ltd

    Signed
    8 Nov 2023
    Value
    £1
    Period
    1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change The Authority is invoking the flexibility provision contained within the contract for the initial term and is extending the contract by 12 months., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The Authority is invoking the contractual flexibility provision and the 12‑month extension to authorise an increase in the product volume.
  • Contract 036825-2026-C228810-1 · Flynn Pharma Ltd

    Signed
    8 Nov 2023
    Value
    £1
    Period
    1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change The Authority is invoking the flexibility provision contained within the contract for the initial term and is extending the contract by 12 months., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The Authority is invoking the contractual flexibility provision and the 12‑month extension to authorise an increase in the product volume.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

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 name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FLYNN PHARMA LTDAwarded supplier00210742 Hertlands House, Primett Road, Stevenage, Stevenage, UK, SG1 3EEContact email

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