Official UK procurement notice
Central Procurement of Vitamin D Food Supplements Clinically Extremely Vulnerable
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVitamin D is needed for healthy bones and muscles and during autumn and winter, everyone is advised to take a vitamin D supplement of 10 micrograms. DHSC wishes to procure vitamin D for vulnerable population groups. This is because they may have been indoors more than usual this year and therefore it is even more important to take a vitamin D supplement as we go into the winter months to protect musculoskeletal health. This procurement will concern the supply of vitamin D to care homes.
CPV: Vitamins
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1DHSC is undertaking a procurement process using the open accelerated procedure for the…Awarded
DHSC is undertaking a procurement process using the open accelerated procedure for the purpose of procuring vitamin D food supplements for care homes. This procurement will concern the supply of Vitamin D food supplements. Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones and muscles and during autumn and winter, everyone is advised to take a vitamin D supplement of 10 micrograms. DHSC wishes to procure vitamin D for vulnerable population groups. This is because they may have been indoors more than usual this year and therefore it is even more important to take a vitamin D supplement as we go into the winter months to protect musculoskeletal health.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Feb 2021, 12:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2021, 12:47 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-002151- Accelerated
- Quantity required in time for the winter months to help the musculoskeletal health of people in England.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttlefish LimitedSME | £487,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002151-2021-1 · Cuttlefish LimitedSME
- Signed
- 6 Jan 2021
- Value
- £487,600
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cuttlefish LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.