Official UK procurement notice
Live attenuated influenza vaccine (2022)
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the supply of live attenuated influenza vaccine
CPV: Influenza vaccines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provision of a live attenuated influenza vaccineAwarded
The provision of a live attenuated influenza vaccine. Deliveries will be required over the initial term of 2 years and the contract has the option to be extended for up to an additional 24 months. Additional information: Value - The value has been withheld so as not to prejudice the legitimate commercial interest of the supplier.
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
- 11 Aug 2022, 11:52 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2022, 11:52 BST
- Authority reference
CM/PHV/22/15034- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022129- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035aedFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
There is only one manufacturer of this vaccine approved for use in the UK, therefore using the negotiated procedure without prior publication is justified under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: The contract(s) 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(s) may be made available to the UK devolved administrations, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories to undertake their respective vaccination programmes.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022129-2022-1 · ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AstraZeneca UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.