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Published 1 Nov 2024, 13:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Seasonal Influenza Vaccines · UK public procurement notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS) (NHS & healthcare)

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAccelerated

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Published estimate£14,500,000total for 3 lots

Submissions closed 18 Nov 2024awarded 9 Jan 2025

Awarded to Seqirus UK Ltd2 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Supply of influenza vaccines for use in the NHS Scotland 2025/26 seasonal flu programme.

CPV: Influenza vaccines

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£14,225,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Influenza Vaccine for adults aged 65 years and above as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26AwardedPublished value£9,000,000

Supply of adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccines to NHS Scotland for use in the 2024/25 NHS Scotland Seasonal Flu Programme. The Authority awards this Lot as a Commitment Contract to a single supplier.

Delivery: Scotland · Goods should be delivered to the Authority's nominated storage and distribution provider. Details will be shared with successful Contractor(s) following contract award.

Variant bids: not allowed

33651660 Influenza vaccines

Lot #2Influenza Vaccines for persons aged 18 to 64 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26AwardedPublished value£5,000,000

Supply of cell-based trivalent influenza vaccines to NHS Scotland for use in the 2024/25 NHS Scotland Seasonal Flu Programme.

Delivery: Scotland · Goods should be delivered to the Authority's nominated storage and distribution provider. Details will be shared with successful Contractor(s) following contract award.

Variant bids: not allowed

33651660 Influenza vaccines

Lot #3Cell-based Influenza Vaccine for children aged 6 months to 17 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26Published value£225,000

Supply of cell-culture influenza vaccines as recommended by JCVI for children aged 6 months to 17 years to NHS Scotland for use in the 2025/26 NHS Scotland Seasonal Flu Programme. The Authority intends to award this Lot as a Commitment Contract to a single supplier.

Full details of the Goods and volumes can be found within the ITT documents

Delivery: Scotland · Goods should be delivered to the Authority's nominated storage and distribution provider. Details will be shared with successful Contractor(s) following award of contract.

Variant bids: not allowed

33651660 Influenza vaccines

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 · same split on all 3 lots

Quality: 10%Price: 90%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Delivery Schedule: 10%
price: 90%

Published award criteria (2)

Delivery Schedule: 10
Price: 90

Conditions of participation1

Technical & professional ability
(a) Potential Contractors must be able to demonstrate the existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL, PLGB, or PLPI number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Goods at the date of submission of the tender / Contract start date.
(b)Potential Contractors and any sub-contractor(s) must possess valid certification of BS EN ISO 9001 or equivalent.
Minimum: (a) Confirmation of existence of a valid and current UK Marketing Authorisation (PL, PLGB, PLPI number) that has been approved by the MHRA for all tendered Goods at the date of submission of the tender should be included in the Qualification Envelope of the ITT under the Technica…

What this means for your bid

Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 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 · 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: 1 Nov 2024, 13:29 GMT
Last source update: 13 Jan 2025, 10:43 GMT
Award evaluation window: 18 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference: NP93825
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-000988
Accelerated: Vaccine manufacturers have advised that Contracts for supply of flu vaccines for the 2025/26 flu programme must be awarded no later than
December to secure the required volumes/capacity with their manufacturing sites.
Classification (CPV): Influenza vaccines
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b34b Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the contract has been entered into will not affect the contract unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise, the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the contract has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

Publisher note: The estimated values referred to in Section II.1.7 [and within all Lots] cover the twelve (12) month contract duration. (SC Ref:786125)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline: 18 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 18 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

18 Nov 2024 → 13 Jan 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
18 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
Bids opened
18 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
Notice published
13 Jan 2025, 10:43 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
13 Jan 2025, 10:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £14,900,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 2latest 9 Jan 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Influenza Vaccine for adults aged 65 years and above as recommended by JCVI for 2025/261 award
Seqirus UK Ltd	£9,230,000 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Influenza Vaccines for persons aged 18 to 64 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/261 award
Seqirus UK Ltd	£5,670,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Influenza Vaccines for persons aged 18 to 64 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26 · Seqirus UK Ltd
Signed
9 Jan 2025
Value
£5,670,000
Status
active
Influenza Vaccine for adults aged 65 years and above as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26 · Seqirus UK Ltd
Signed
9 Jan 2025
Value
£9,230,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Influenza Vaccine for adults aged 65 years and above as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26	1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—
2 · Influenza Vaccines for persons aged 18 to 64 years, as recommended by JCVI for 2025/26	1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Seqirus UK LimitedAwarded supplier Gaskill Road, Speke, Liverpool, North West, L24 9GRContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

Official documents & specifications

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).