Official UK procurement notice
PHE_Scientific_Global_Logistics & Professional Services-Nigeria
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
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority entered into a contract with African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) commencing 22/07/2021 for services in Nigeria following an Open Competition. The contract provided for three extensions of twelve months each to a maximum of term to 31/03/2025. Options have been exercised to date extending the term to 30/04/2024 with the application of Regulations 72(1)(a) and 72(1)(e).<br/>The CM is to exercise a final extension of the contract term to 31/03/2025 and to increase the maximum contract value to £2,824,178.00 exc VAT
CPV: Administrative healthcare services · Event services · Travel management services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£300,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1NigeriaAwarded Nigeria (NG), London +1Published value£100,000
On 12/11/2024, subsequent to VEAT notice reference 2024/S 000-033765, the Authority executed a Contract Modification as detailed in the aforementioned notice. A further Contract Modification has been executed with the application of Regulation 72(1)(e) to extend the term by three months to 30/06/2025 and increase the value by £360,000 incl. VAT to enable continuity of service provision while the live procurement for Pan-Africa Logistics and Event Management Services, reference 2025/S 000-000378, is concluded.
Lot #2EthiopiaCancelled Ethiopia (ET)Published value£100,000
Public Health England (PHE) is seeking to partner with a logistics and professional services provider who can support the delivery of PHE objectives in Ethiopia (Lot 2). PHE's International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project, is enhancing global health security by strengthening the capability and capacity of public health institutions in Africa and Asia to comply with the WHO IHR (2005) to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats such as COVID. The Project team is working with government and public health institution in Ethiopia as part of this work and project funding has been agreed until March 2022.The provider should be operational in Ethiopia and be able to provide a range of logistics and professional services functions (i.e. arranging national and regional travel, booking accommodation, human resource management, business management and event coordination and support), to complement the technical expertise provided by PHE in Ethiopia.Please refer to the specification for details.
Lot #3ZambiaCancelled Zambia (ZM)Published value£100,000
Public Health England (PHE) is seeking to partner with a logistics and professional services provider who can support the delivery of PHE objectives in Zambia (Lot 3). PHE's International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project, is enhancing global health security by strengthening the capability and capacity of public health institutions in Africa and Asia to comply with the WHO IHR (2005) to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats such as COVID. The Project team is working with government and public health institution in Zambia as part of this work and project funding has been agreed until March 2022.The provider should be operational in Zambia and be able to provide a range of logistics and professional services functions (i.e. arranging national and regional travel, booking accommodation, human resource management, business management and event coordination and support), to complement the technical expertise provided by PHE in Zambia.Please refer to the specification for details. Additional information: This contract has not been awarded.
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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2025, 09:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
C40463- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035275- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ac88Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Authority entered into a contract with African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) commencing 22/07/2021 for services in Nigeria following an Open Competition. The contract provided for three extensions of twelve months each to a maximum of term to 31/03/2025. Options have been exercised to date extending the term to 30/04/2024 with the application of Regulations 72(1)(a) and 72(1)(e).<br/>The CM is to exercise a final extension of the contract term to 31/03/2025 and to increase the maximum contract value to £2,824,178.00 exc VAT
Publisher note: Planning of a procurement process is in progress and is expected to lead to the publication of a Contract Notice in Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder during Q1 FY 2024/2025 advertising an Invitation to Tender opportunity for the delivery of a new contract for services in Nigeria commencing 01/04/2025. PIN Advertised<br/>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033080-2024
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2021
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Jun 2021, 12:01 BST
Timeline
1 Jun 2021 → 26 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline1 Jun 2021
- Bids opened1 Jun 2021, 12:01 BST
- Contract starts22 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published26 Jun 2025, 09:43 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2021- Status changed to complete10 Nov 2021, 09:16 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Nov 2021, 09:16 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Oct 2024, 13:48 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Oct 2024, 13:48 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-04: 1 release · 30 Apr 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Nigeria2 awards | |||
| African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) | £2,499,208 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) | £3,074,208 †ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | — | Awarded |
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)Provision of Logistics and Professional Services for the International Health Regulations Project - Nigeria | — | — | Awarded |
2 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Provision of Logistics and Professional Services for the International Health Regulations Project - Nigeria · African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
PHE_Scientific_Global_Logistics & Professional Services-Nigeria · African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)
- Signed
- 22 Jul 2021
- Value
- £3,074,208
- Period
- 22 Jul 2021 – 30 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
- Change Extension of the term by three months to 30/06/2025 and increase the value by £360,000 incl. VAT., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: On 12/11/2024, subsequent to VEAT notice reference 2024/S 000-033765, the Authority executed a Contract Modification as detailed in the aforementioned notice. A further Contract Modification has been executed with the application of Regulation 72(1)(e) to extend the term by three months to 30/06/2025 and increase the value by £360,000 incl. VAT to enable continuity of service provision while the live procurement for Pan-Africa Logistics and Event Management Services, reference 2025/S 000-000378, is concluded.
PHE_Scientific_Global_Logistics & Professional Services-Nigeria · African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)
- Signed
- 1 Nov 2020
- Value
- £2,499,208
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 5 from abroad | 6 | — | £1 – £100,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Public Health EnglandContracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeHealth
- Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through Public Health EnglandContracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)Awarded supplier
- African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.