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Published 16 Apr 2021, 10:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Inactivated influenza vaccine for children alternative to LAIV 2021

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through Public Health England (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,824,000≈ £2.8m / year · 1 value update34.7% below first published estimate
Submissions closed 3 May 2021awarded 3 Jun 2021
Awarded to Seqirus UK Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2022 · starts 1 Aug 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of inactivated influenza vaccine to be used as an alternative to LAIV in the 21/22 flu season.

CPV: Influenza vaccines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The provision of inactivated influenza vaccine to be used as an alternative to LAIV in… 1 yrPublished value£2,824,000

The provision of inactivated influenza vaccine to be used as an alternative to LAIV in the 21/22 flu season. Deliveries will be required during the 2021/22 season. The awarding of lots is likely to introduce increased costs and risks into the delivery phase of the contract.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2021 – 31 Jul 2022 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK, North West · To a location in England to be notified to the successful bidder following contract award.
Variant 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
  • Comparison with specification: 0
  • Risk to programme delivery: 0
  • Vaccine price: 0
  • Storage costs: 0

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
16 Apr 2021, 10:28 BST
Last source update
27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
Award evaluation window
3 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
CM/PHV/21/25509
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-006142
Classification (CPV)
Influenza vaccines
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029f70 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Responding to this notice: suppliers who do not respond to this procurement exercise in the following manner may be disqualified from the procurement process provided that the following conditions will operate in addition to and not replace any other conditions stated in the procurement documents which may result in disqualification.1) Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information. This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTendering portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Candidates wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register and provide additional procurement specific information (if requested), through the eTendering portal as follows:1.1) if not already registered, candidates should register on the eTendering portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register:— ‘accept the terms and conditions’,— enter your correct business details,— click ‘Submit’ when complete,— you will shortly receive an email from the Salesforce platform asking you to finalise your registration;1.2) once registered, candidates must express interest as follows:(a) login to the eTendering portal,(b) select ‘View our Live Opportunities’,(c) select the opportunity that you are interested in,(d) ‘Register interest’,(e) select ‘confirm’,(f) once you have expressed interest, it will move to ‘My Proposals and Quotes’, where you can download additional documentation (if required) and construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the ‘Publish’ button;1.3) for any support in registering on the portal or submitting your expression of interest please contact the Atamis Help-desk at +44 8009956035 or [email protected]) General supplier information. To manage and assess supplier information the contracting authority requests candidates provide their company profile in the Governments supplier information database, supplier registration, as follows2.1) If not already registered, candidates must go to the following web page https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and select ‘Register’ at the top right of the page. Key in details as requested to search for your company. If you do not have a D-U-N-S Number, click on the link at the right of the page to obtain a number from D&B. Candidates must obtain a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S Number to enable registration on supplier registration.2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your registered company profile. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their supplier registration profile are completed and up to date for each procurement exercise. D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B.2.3) For further help or information concerning supplier registration, please contact the Helpdesk at:[email protected] or telephone +44(0)1614137982.The Contract(s) that are concluded as a result of this procurement exercise is for the benefit of the 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 England.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://health.atamis.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
3 May 2021, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 May 2021, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 May 2021 → 1 Aug 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 May 2021, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 May 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jun 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jun 2021, 14:29 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    22 Jun 2021, 14:29 BST
  3. Published value published: £2,824,000
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 3 May 2021, 13:00 BST
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
    -1 days · was 4 May 2021, 13:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineDeadline for EOI date · IV.2.2.13 May 20214 May 2021+1 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,843,1601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Seqirus UK Ltd£1,843,160 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 014197-2021-1 · Seqirus UK Ltd

    Signed
    3 Jun 2021
    Value
    £1,843,160
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2022
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through Public Health England

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London, London, SE1 8UGContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Seqirus UK LimitedAwarded supplier09614642 Point, 29 Market Street, Maidenhead, South East, 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