Published date: 3 December 2020

Last edited date: 28 January 2021

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


Closing: 14 October 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£4,025,850

Procurement reference

tender_237299/908463

Published date

3 December 2020

Closing date

14 October 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

9 November 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service 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?

Yes

Description

Professional services support required to provide oversight and implementation of operational delivery plans for the COVID-19 vaccination programmes. The supplier is required to support the programmes workstreams and functional scope at pace as follows:
- Estates, Logistics & Consumables: operational storage and distribution, specialist storage for challenging vaccine storage, national supply chains in place for transportation and delivery, management of clinical waste sites (including licencing requirements) and ensure inventory control and oversee distribution/logistics. Working closely with the Operational Model team, designing and agreeing the role of a third-party logistics provider and assisting regional providers to implement it.
- Commercial Delivery: Combining data and system intelligence to identify shortage risk products as early as possible; actively managing demand across the country to ensure availability; build/secure and manage estates, create a reserve of relevant consumables in advance of surges in demand. Working with the relevant commissioners to define and build an appropriate contract management approach and function for all relevant contracts at a national and regional level; identifying and managing the most expedient routes to market to procure and supply relevant consumables, equipment, logistics, estates, workforce, technology and data services. Completing the model by which regional Providers will draw down stocks and resources to deliver the programme. Advising on the contracts which commissioners will use to contract lead providers.

Award information

Awarded date

9 November 2020

Contract start date

9 November 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£4,025,850

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Baringa Partners International LLP

Address

62 Buckingham Gate, London, England, SW1E 6AJ

Reference

Companies House number: OC428206

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
England

Email

england.commercialqueries@nhs.net

Website

www.england.nhs.uk