Official UK procurement notice
Rabies Vaccine (2026) · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosed£1≈ £1 / year · £1 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Nov 2025awarded 18 Dec 2025
Awarded to Bavarian Nordic UK Ltd2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Feb 2028 · up to 1 Feb 2030 with extensions · starts 2 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of a central supply of Rabies Vaccine
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: 1. Single Submission Stage – Full Tender Evaluation Suppliers will be invited to submit full and final tenders at the initial stage. Submissions must comprehensively address: • Technical Requirements: Including delivery schedules, product quality, risk management, and social value commitments. • Commercial Requirements: Including pricing, shelf-life guarantees, business continuity provisions, and contractual flexibility. 2. Optional Negotiation Stage – Risk Mitigation & Value Optimisation Following evaluation, the Authority reserves the right to: • Directly award to the highest scoring tender if it meets all critical success criteria. • Or, initiate a single negotiation round with one or both suppliers to refine specific elements of their proposals, where clarification or enhancement is required to meet operational or strategic needs.
CPV: Vaccines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical - Risk: 10%
- Commercial: 80%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Social Value
- Technical - Risk
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 14 Jan 2026
- First published
- 25 Jun 2025, 11:14 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 15:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
C370808- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067193- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055338Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Single Submission Stage – Full Tender Evaluation
Suppliers will be invited to submit full and final tenders at the initial stage. Submissions must comprehensively address:
- Technical Requirements: Including delivery schedules, product quality, risk management, and social value commitments.
- Commercial Requirements: Including pricing, shelf-life guarantees, business continuity provisions, and contractual flexibility.
- Optional Negotiation Stage – Risk Mitigation & Value Optimisation
Following evaluation, the Authority reserves the right to:
- Directly award to the highest scoring tender if it meets all critical success criteria.
- Or, initiate a single negotiation round with one or both suppliers to refine specific elements of their proposals, where clarification or enhancement is required to meet operational or strategic needs.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Compliant licensing required.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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
- Submission deadline
- 18 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
25 Jun 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published25 Jun 2025, 11:14 BST
- Next notice expected14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published363 days ago21 Oct 2025, 15:53 BST
- Clarification questions by342 days ago11 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline336 days ago18 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent305 days ago19 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends287 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by278 days ago14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published272 days ago20 Jan 2026, 15:34 GMT
- Contract starts260 days ago2 Feb 2026
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Jun 2025, 11:14 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published21 Oct 2025, 15:53 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active21 Oct 2025, 15:53 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Oct 2025, 15:53 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT21 Oct 2025, 15:53 BST
- Contract award notice published19 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Jan 2026, 15:34 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 25 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £11 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bavarian Nordic UK Ltd2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2028 · up to 1 Feb 2030Extensions: 24 months extension (1+1) | £1 | 18 Dec 2025standstill to 5 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
| Bavarian Nordic UK Ltd | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Rabies Vaccine (2026) · Bavarian Nordic UK Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Jan 2026
- Value
- £1
- Period
- 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2028 · up to 1 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 24 months
3 agreed KPIs: Volume of Goods delivered · Date of delivery · Shelf life remaining on delivery
- Volume of Goods delivered, The volume of Goods being delivered must be as specified in the Delivery Schedule.
- Date of delivery, The date the Goods are to be delivered must be as specified in the Delivery Schedule.
- Shelf life remaining on delivery, The Goods must be delivered with at least the minimum shelf life remaining as stated in the Specification.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bavarian Nordic UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender