Official UK procurement notice
UKHSA - Global - Professional Services and Logistics in Zambia
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe DHSC funded and UKHSA-led International Health Regulations (IHR) strengthening project<br/>aims to enhance global health security by strengthening the capability and capacity of public<br/>health institutions in Africa and Asia to comply with the WHO IHR (2005) and prevent, detect<br/>and response to public health threats such as COVID.
CPV: Event services · Travel management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Authority entered into a contract with Memorable Journeys commencing 01/07/2022…AwardedRenewalPublished value£550,000
The Authority entered into a contract with Memorable Journeys commencing 01/07/2022 for services in Zambia following an Open Competition. The contract provided two extensions of twelve months each, the first of which to 31/03/2024 was exercised with the application of Regulation 72(1)(e).
A Contact Modification (CM) has now been executed in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The CM is to exercise the second twelve month extension of the contract term to 31/03/2025 and to increase in the maximum contract value by £275,000 excl. VAT (£330,000 incl. VAT).
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
You must be able to deliver the services in-theatre in Zambia.
- 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
- Services
- 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
- 11 Apr 2022, 11:15 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Apr 2024, 16:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
C80883- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011526- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032c10Find a Tender
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 H1 FY 2024/2025 advertising an Invitation to Tender opportunity for the delivery of a new contract for services in Zambia commencing 01/04/25.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://health.atamis.co.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 9 May 2022
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 May 2022 → 9 Apr 2024 · 5 dates- Submission deadline9 May 2022
- Bids opened11 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Jul 2022, 23:59 BST
- Notice published9 Apr 2024, 16:26 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2023- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2023, 19:04 GMT
- Buyer details updated9 Apr 2024, 16:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorable Journeys ZambiaSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Memorable Journeys ZambiaSME | £114,749,400 †ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKHSA - Global - Professional Services and Logistics in Zambia · Memorable Journeys ZambiaSME
- Signed
- 21 Mar 2024
- Value
- £114,749,400
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
- Change The Authority entered into a contract with Memorable Journeys commencing 01/07/2022 for services in Zambia following an Open Competition. The contract provided two extensions of twelve months each, the first of which to 31/03/2024 was exercised with the application of Regulation 72(1)(e). A Contact Modification (CM) has now been executed in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The CM is to exercise the second twelve month extension of the contract term to 31/03/2025 and to increase in the maximum contract value by £275,000 excl. VAT (£330,000 incl. VAT). Regulation 72(1) Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases:- (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor- A contract value uplift is required due to additional use of the services by The Authority than was originally foreseen and procured. (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or The Authority is in the midst of an International Health Regulation (IHR) Project and continued service delivery is essential to enable the objectives of the project to be met without disruption. A change of contractor would create economic and technical difficulties as the deliverables are integral to the Authority's IHR service delivery within the host country (Zambia); (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, A change in contractor mid-project and a transition to an alternative provider would be both costly and result in significant inconvenience to the Authority's global health operations in Zambia potentially rendering them unable to meet the objectives of the IHR Project. provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract; With an original total contract value of £550,000 excl. VAT (£660,000 incl. VAT), the £275,000 excl. VAT (£330,000 incl. VAT) modification amounts to 50% of the original contract value., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: A Contact Modification (CM) has been executed accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to exercise the optional extension and to uplift the contract value to enable continuation of the service deliverables to the conclusion of the current IHR project.
Contract 007146-2023-1 · Memorable Journeys ZambiaSME
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Authority entered into a contract with Memorable Journeys commencing 01/07/2022… | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | — | — | £150,000 – £550,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £150,000 – £550,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Department of Health and Social CareReview body
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Memorable Journeys ZambiaAwarded supplier
- Memorable Journeys ZambiaAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.