Published date: 16 July 2021

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


Closing: 23 March 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hand sanitizer - 33741300

  • Garments for biological or chemical protection - 35113410

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£17,314,522 to £17,322,618

Procurement reference

CF-0254200D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

16 July 2021

Closing date

23 March 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

29 March 2020

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Contract Modification (under PCR 2015 Regulation 72). Supply of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers for the Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID19).

In March 2020, The Department of Health and Social Care [the 'Authority'] awarded a contract for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (hand sanitisers) to protect Health and Care Workers from contracting COVID19 disease.
For reference, this Modification Notice relates to Procurement reference: CF-0031100D0O000000rwimUAA2. DHSC has issued Modification as follows:

A)December 2020: There was an extreme shortage of private storage facilities within the UK, due to EU Exit and expiry of the transition period under the Withdrawal Agreement which was 31st December 2020. At the time, the possibility that a no deal may occur led to a saturation of the storage facilities available within the UK. As a result, DHSC was unable to locate alternative private storage facilities onshore. Therefore:
a. A contract pause variation was implemented for December 2020 till February 2021, which enabled enough time for DHSC to obtain emergency storage facilities.
b. An initial contract extension was issued for 1st March 2021 till 30th June 2021. Allowing the supplier to manufacture and deliver the Goods.
B)January 2021: The original contract value of $21,354,000.00 was increased by $10,800.00 for payment of replacement of "expired packaging with manufacturing date of Sep. 2020". Total contract value: $21,364,800.00.
C)Time only Contract Extension implemented for 01.07.2021 - 30.09.2021. Permitted under the safe harbour in Regulation 72(1)(c) as the supplier informed DHSC, and DHSC accepts, that it has encountered issues in obtaining ingredients for the manufacture of the Goods, arising from the pandemic and other external issues out of its control, which is delaying it delivering the Goods. Permitted under The Public Contract Regulations 2015 Regulation 72 (1) (c), all the following conditions are fulfilled:
(i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen;
(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract;
(iii)the increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.


Award information

Awarded date

29 March 2020

Contract start date

29 March 2020

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Total value of contract

£17,322,618

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Winner Medical Co., Ltd.

Address

Winner Industrial Park, Bulong Road, Longhua, Shenzhen, China , 518109 518109

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Department of Health and Social Care

Address

39 Victoria Street
LONDON
SW1H 0EU
GB

Telephone

+44 2072104850

Email

Procurement.Operations@dhsc.gov.uk