Official UK procurement notice
Herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine 2021
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine
CPV: Vaccines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provision of Herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine, deliveries will berequired from 1…Awarded
The provision of Herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine, deliveries will berequired from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2023. Additional information: Value - this information is considered by the supplier to be commercially sensitive information. The authority is not publishing the value so as not to prejudice the legitimate commercial interest of the supplier.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2021, 11:29 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2021, 11:29 BST
- Authority reference
CM/PHV/20/698- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007886- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a63fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
There is only one supplier with an exclusive global licence to manufacture and distribute this vaccine which is licensed and approved for use in the UK and due to the functions of thevaccine, there is no reasonable alternative or substitute, therefore using the negotiated procedure without prior publication is justified under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) of thePublic Contracts Regulations 2015
Publisher note: The contract(s) 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(s) may be made available to the UK devolved administrations, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories to undertake their respective vaccination programmes.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) Limited | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007886-2021-1 · Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) Limited
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2021
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.