Published date: 4 November 2019

Last edited date: 4 November 2019

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


Closing: 5 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Vitamins - 33616000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£636,547

Procurement reference

Department of Health.

Published date

4 November 2019

Closing date

5 June 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Secretary of State for Health is obliged to make available free vitamins to eligible recipients. This obligation is discharged by the Department of Health (DH) via the Healthy Start Scheme. Recipients are eligible pregnant
women and new mothers who receive vitamins containing vitamins C, D and folic acid and eligible children from birth who receive vitamins containing vitamins A,C and D. DH (via NHS Business Services Authority) sells the
vitamins to local authorities and NHS providers in England who then distribute the vitamins to recipients. DH is also procuring this requirement on behalf of NHS Northern Ireland, [and] NHS Scotland [and NHS Wales]. It is possible but it is not guaranteed or represented that DH or NHS Business Services Authority may elect to sell vitamins to non-public sector bodies during the term of the framework agreements.
DH has procured a suitable provider to manufacture the children's vitamins.
DH has allowed for full product testing of the manufactured Products by the supplier(s) in the first year of the Framework Period, during which time no orders for vitamins may be placed by a contracting authority
There will be no separate costs to deliver full Product testing and implementation activities during the first year of the Framework Period. Costs for this activity should be included in the overall pricing for the Product.
The Authority reserves the right to terminate the framework agreement prior to the operational start date if the
awarded supplier fails to meet the testing requirements in the first year of the Framework Period.
The form of agreement for each lot is a framework agreement. Orders may last beyond the term of each framework agreement. The Authority does not guarantee, warrant or represent that any Orders will be issued
pursuant to either framework agreement.

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Award information

Awarded date

8 September 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Total value of contract

£636,547

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CUTTLEFISH LIMITED

Address

Blackberry Road Felcourt
RH19 2LH
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 05333462

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

39 Victoria Street
LONDON
SW1H 0EU
England

Email

cm@dhsc.gov.uk