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Published 9 Feb 2022, 16:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

MenACWY Vaccine · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Mar 2022awarded 18 Jul 2022
Awarded to Aventis Pharma Ltd Trading As Sanofi
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Jul 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision for the supply of a vaccine to protect against meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis groups A, C, W and Y (MenACWY)

CPV: Vaccines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The provision of a vaccine to protect against meningococcal disease caused by…Awarded 4 yrs

The provision of a vaccine to protect against meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis groups A, C, W and Y, to be used as part of the national childhood immunisation programme.<br/>The contracting authority estimates their requirement over the period of the contract, including the period of the optional extension to be up to<br/>4.7 million doses of vaccine.<br/>Deliveries will be required over a period of 2 years, with an option to extend for up to an additional 24 months. Additional information: Value - this information is considered by the supplier to be commercially sensitive information. The authority is not publishing the value so as not to prejudice the legitimate commercial interest of the supplier

Contract period: 1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK · To a location in England to be notified to the successful bidder(s) following contract award.
Extensions: This contract has the option to be extended for a period or periods 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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Comparison with specification: 40%
  • Risk to programme delivery: 20%
  • Price: 30%
  • Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Comparison with specification: 40
  • Risk to programme delivery: 20
  • Social value: 10
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
9 Feb 2022, 16:02 GMT
Last source update
20 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
CM/PHV/23/15697
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019774
Classification (CPV)
Vaccines
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03154c Find a Tender

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.

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
18 Mar 2022, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Mar 2022 → 1 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Mar 2022, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Jul 2022, 14:34 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextDescription of Procurement · II.2.4.1—The provision of a vaccine to protect against meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis groups A, C, W and Y, to be used as part of the national childhood immunisation programme. The contracting authority estimates their requirement over the period of the contract, including the period of the optional extension to be up to 4.7 million doses of vaccine. Deliveries will be required over…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £11 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jul 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aventis Pharma Ltd Trading As Sanofi£1 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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 ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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