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Published 28 Mar 2023, 11:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

European Viper Antivenom (2024)

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 3 May 2023awarded 8 Nov 2023

Awarded to Flynn Pharma Ltd3 awards

Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Apr 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the supply of European Viper Antivenom

CPV: Pharmaceutical products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of European Viper AntivenomAwarded 2 yrs

Contract period: 1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2026 (2 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Lutterworth UK

Extensions: The contract has the option to be extended for up to an additional 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

33600000 Pharmaceutical products

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Comparison with Specification: 30%
Risk to programme delivery: 20%
European Viper Antivenom price: 40%
Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (4)

Comparison with Specification: 30
Risk to programme delivery: 20
Social value: 10
European Viper Antivenom price: 40

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 28 Mar 2023, 11:50 BST
Last source update: 22 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Award evaluation window: 3 May 2023 – …
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-036825
Classification (CPV): Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b697 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contract is for the benefit of the contracting authority and NHS bodies along with any other non-NHS bodies which are necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments and their executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories including, without limitation, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and Scottish Ministers. The resulting products delivered against the contract may be made available to the UK devolved administrations, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories to undertake their respective vaccination programmes.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline: 3 May 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 3 May 2023, 13:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

3 May 2023 → 22 Apr 2026 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
3 May 2023, 13:00 BST
Bids opened
3 May 2023, 13:00 BST
Contract starts
1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice published187 days ago
22 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2023

Status changed to complete
27 Nov 2023, 13:50 GMT
Buyer details updated
27 Nov 2023, 13:50 GMT

Routine re-releases (4)

2023-03: 1 release · 28 Mar 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £11 contract exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 3latest 8 Nov 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Flynn Pharma Ltd	£1 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Flynn Pharma Ltd	£1 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Flynn Pharma Ltd	£1 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 034944-2023-1 · Flynn Pharma Ltd
Signed
8 Nov 2023
Value
£1
Period
… – 30 Apr 2026
Status
active
Contract 036823-2026-C228810-1 · Flynn Pharma Ltd
Signed
8 Nov 2023
Value
£1
Period
1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2027
Status
active
- Change The Authority is invoking the flexibility provision contained within the contract for the initial term and is extending the contract by 12 months., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The Authority is invoking the contractual flexibility provision and the 12‑month extension to authorise an increase in the product volume.
Contract 036825-2026-C228810-1 · Flynn Pharma Ltd
Signed
8 Nov 2023
Value
£1
Period
1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2027
Status
active
- Change The Authority is invoking the flexibility provision contained within the contract for the initial term and is extending the contract by 12 months., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The Authority is invoking the contractual flexibility provision and the 12‑month extension to authorise an increase in the product volume.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, London, SW1P 3JRContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FLYNN PHARMA LTDAwarded supplier00210742 Hertlands House, Primett Road, Stevenage, Stevenage, UK, SG1 3EEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria