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Published 4 Aug 2025, 11:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Rabies Vaccine Response · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

GoodsDirect awardAbove threshold
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosed£1£1 inc. VAT
Awarded 20 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Bavarian Nordic A/S2 awards
Contract term 4 moends 1 Feb 2026 · starts 29 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has establish a contract with Bavarian Nordic A/S for the provision of Rabies Vaccine Response.

CPV: Vaccines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 mo
Contract period: 29 Sept 2025 – 1 Feb 2026 (4 mo)
Delivery: UK
33651600 Vaccines

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Aug 2025, 11:54 BST
Last source update
25 Feb 2026, 11:01 GMT
Authority reference
C378765
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016781
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV)
Vaccines
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056c28 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

Urgent requirement for stock replenishment to maintain stockpile levels.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Compliant licensing required.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 Aug 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 11:54 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts393 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published244 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 11:01 GMT

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 11:54 BST
    UK2
  2. Transparency notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 10:28 BST
    UK5
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Aug 2025, 10:28 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    29 Aug 2025, 10:28 BST
  5. Contract award notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 10:47 BST
    UK6
  6. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  7. Contract details notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 09:54 BST
    UK7
  8. Contract termination notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 11:01 GMT
    UK11
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-08: 2 releases · 4 Aug 2025, 29 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £11 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bavarian Nordic A/S3 Sept 2025 – 1 Feb 2026£120 Aug 2025Awarded
Bavarian Nordic A/S£1 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded

Contracts

  • Rabies Vaccine Response · Bavarian Nordic A/S

    Signed
    29 Aug 2025
    Value
    £1
    Period
    1 Sept 2025 – 1 Feb 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £1
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    7 agreed KPIs: Goods delivered to Specification · Volume of Goods delivered · Date of delivery …
    • Goods delivered to Specification, The Goods delivered must be as described in the Specification.
    • Volume of Goods delivered, The volume of Goods being delivered must be as specified in the Delivery Schedule.
    • Date of delivery, The date the Goods are to be delivered must be as specified in the Delivery Schedule.
    • Shelf life remaining on delivery, The Goods must be delivered with at least the minimum shelf life remaining as stated in the Specification.
    • Production of monthly contract management reports, The Supplier must provide a monthly contract management report.
    • Production of social value reports, The Supplier must produce regular reports in accordance with their plans to deliver social value
    • Production of modern slavery reports, The Supplier must produce regular reports in accordance with their plans to tackle modern slavery

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMQ-7576-DVGW 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bavarian Nordic A/SAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZZX-8467-ZLPT Hejreskovvej 10 A, Kvistgård, DK, DK-3490, DKContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure