Published date: 4 March 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Pharmaceutical products - 33600000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£51,000

Procurement reference

tender_235606/842487

Published date

4 March 2020

Closing date

2 March 2020

Contract start date

3 March 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Public Health England (PHE) is responsible for the central provision of exotic antivenoms in the UK, having received advice on the types of antivenoms to be held from an independent Expert Advisory Group on antivenoms.

To meet current requirements, PHE has awarded the contract to Instituto Clodomiro Picado, a research unit of the Universidad de Costa Rica. The awarded contract is PHE wide for a period of 1 year with one possible extensions of 12 month.

Exotic antivenoms provide an emergency treatment for potentially fatal bites or stings from non-indigenous venomous animals held in the UK. The purchase of exotic antivenoms is business critical.


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Award information

Awarded date

2 March 2020

Contract start date

3 March 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£51,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Clodomiro Picado Research Institute

Address

Contiguo a la plaza de deportes, Dulce Nombre de Coronado. San José, Costa Rica

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Address

133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
England

Email

Aysel.Sarzosa@phe.gov.uk