Published date: 5 August 2020

This notice was replaced on 5 August 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 5 August 2020, last edited 25 November 2020)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Pharmaceutical products - 33600000

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£96,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0004500D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

5 August 2020

Closing date

10 August 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 September 2020

Contract end date

31 August 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

the covid-19 outbreak has given rise to an urgent need for the Authority to create a stockpile of medicines suitable for use in the intensive treatment unit and end of life environments becasue the Authority needs to be in a position to treat the population as required in case the Covid-19 outbreak escalates suddenly. This doesnot give the Authority sufficient time to comply with the standard open procedure time scales for this procurement. The Authority considers this to be a state of urgency which it has duly substantiated. Accordingly, the Authority is using the accelerated time limits permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (regulation 27(5)) for the open procedure in respect of this procurement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

A procurement exercise for supportive medicines that includes End of Life, Intensive Treatment Unit and Antibiotics medicines

About the buyer

Contact name

John Cook

Address

39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
GB

Email

procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk