Official UK procurement notice
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine (2027)
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender notice is for the award of a public contract (s) through an open procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(a) of the PA 2023. For the provision of a vaccine to protect against measles, mumps and rubella, to be used as part of the national immunisation programme.
The contracting authority estimates their requirement over the period of the contract, including the optional flex to be up to 1.12m doses. Deliveries will be required over a 29 month period.
The awarding of lots is not appropriate for this procurement.
To access this competition:
Access via health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ and view live opportunities, to view opportunity C403968.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Apr 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Measles-mumps-rubella vaccines · Vaccines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£0
- Economic & financial standing
Covered in PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
Covered in PSQ
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Quality criterion: Comparison with specification
- Cost criterion: Benchmark price
- Cost criterion: Vaccine price
- Cost criterion: Additional costs
- Cost criterion: Additional savings
- Quality criterion: Risk to programme delivery
- Quality criterion: Social value
- Cost criterion: Storage costs
- Economic & financial standing
Covered in PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
Covered in PSQ
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 3 Apr 2028
- First published
- 22 May 2026, 19:31 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 10:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
CM/PHV/27/C403968- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057925- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a254Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Standard 30 day payment terms
- Risks
The below known unknown risks has been identified, which may require modification of the contract under paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the PA 2023 if one of the below identified risks materialise.
Risk 1:
The COVID-19 pandemic led to lockdown events, which disrupted the distribution and uptake of some national immunisation campaigns. The forecast delivery and stock requirements were substantially changed as a result. An ongoing risk is the materialisation of a UK health emergency or global pandemic, which may materialise in any given year.
How the risk may impact on the performance of the contract:
A health emergency or pandemic may materially affect the uptake of the product(s). Continued delivery of the product(s) within the original term of the contract could jeopardise stock management and effective use of product before expiry.
Why is it not possible to address the potential impact of such risks?
UKHSA and suppliers cannot reasonably predict the occurrence of a pandemic. UKHSA cannot determine an effective delivery schedule and contract term which would be effective during a pandemic to mitigate the risk of reduced uptake.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 May 2026 → 1 May 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published159 days ago22 May 2026, 19:31 BST
- Tender notice published131 days ago19 Jun 2026, 10:52 BST
- Next notice expected130 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by110 days ago10 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline96 days ago24 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 12 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 184 days1 May 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026- Pipeline notice published22 May 2026, 19:31 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Jun 2026, 12:54 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £017 Jun 2026, 12:54 BST
- Tender notice published19 Jun 2026, 10:52 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active19 Jun 2026, 10:52 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Jun 2026, 10:52 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST19 Jun 2026, 10:52 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender