Official UK procurement notice
Supply, Storage, Over-labelling and Distribution of Ascorbic Acid
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has awarded contracts for the Supply, Storage, Over-labelling and Distribution of Ascorbic Acid.
CPV: Pharmaceutical products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Department of Health and Social Care conducted a negotiated procedure without…Awarded
The Department of Health and Social Care conducted a negotiated procedure without prior publication under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) for the Supply, Storage, Over-labelling and Distribution of Ascorbic Acid. Additional information: Value — the contract awarded to Mawdsley-Brooks, this information is considered by the supplier to be commercially sensitive information. The Authority is not publishing the value of that particular contract so as not to prejudice the legitimate commercial interest of the supplier. As a result, the value shown under V.2.4 only represents the value of the contract awarded to Clinigen.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 21 May 2021, 14:39 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2021, 14:39 BST
- Authority reference
CM/EMP/20/14953- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011335- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b3b9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) gave rise to an extremely urgent need for the Authority to purchase a quantity of Ascorbic Acid because the Authority needs to be in a position to treat the population as required such that did not give the Authority sufficient time to comply with the standard Open Procedure time scales for this procurement. Accordingly, the Authority used the negotiated procedure without prior publication – Regulation 32(2)(c) – Extreme Urgency Route (i.e. direct award) permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) to conduct this procurement. It was imperative to maintain security of supply for public health purposes in the face of high global demand. In these circumstances, a procurement following the usual timescales under the PCR 2015, including accelerated options, was not feasible in order for the Authority to secure the urgent Supply, Storage, Over-labelling and Distribution of Ascorbic Acid.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinigen Healthcare Limited | £76,932 † | — | Awarded |
| Mawdsley-Brooks and Co Ltd | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011335-2021-1 · Clinigen Healthcare Limited
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2021
- Value
- £76,932
- Status
- active
Contract 011335-2021-2 · Mawdsley-Brooks and Co Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2021
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Clinigen Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
- Mawdsley- Brooks and Company LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.