Published date: 28 May 2021

Withdrawn opportunity - This means that the contract has been withdrawn early. This could be due to a change of circumstances.


Closing: 16 April 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Pharmaceutical products - 33600000

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£76,931.50

Procurement reference

CF-0208300D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

28 May 2021

Closing date

16 April 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 April 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

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

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) gave rise to an extremely urgent need for the Authority to purchase a quantity of Ascorbic Acid because the Authority needs to be in a position to treat the population as required such that did not give the Authority sufficient time to comply with the standard Open Procedure time scales for this procurement. Accordingly, the Authority used the negotiated procedure without prior publication - Regulation 32(2)(c) - Extreme Urgency Route (i.e. direct award) permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) to conduct this procurement. It was imperative to maintain security of supply for public health purposes in the face of high global demand. In these circumstances, a procurement following the usual timescales under the PCR 2015, including accelerated options, was not feasible in order for the Authority to secure the urgent Supply, Storage, Over-labelling and Distribution of Ascorbic Acid.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department of Health and Social Care conducted a negotiated procedure without prior publication under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) for the Supply, Storage, Over-labelling and Distribution of Ascorbic Acid.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Supply, Storage, Over-labelling and Distribution of Ascorbic Acid

  • Awarded contract
  • Published 27 May 2021

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About the buyer

Contact name

Simeon Hadebe

Address

39 Victoria Street
Westminster, London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

Email

Simeon.Hadebe@dhsc.gov.uk