Official UK procurement notice
Vaccine Hesitancy Platform · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Cabinet Office (the 'Authority') has awarded a contract to the supplier to deliver an international platform to provide robust insight and analysis, shareable content and capability support to enable partners to deliver communications activity that increases vaccine confidence and counters health misinformation.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Cabinet Office (the 'Authority') has awarded a contract to the supplier to deliver…Awarded
The Cabinet Office (the 'Authority') has awarded a contract to the supplier to deliver a portfolio of training courses to support communications capability building, focus on training users from both the UK and international partners in the use of Digital Communications.
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
- Services
- 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
- 25 Feb 2022, 12:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Mar 2022, 16:23 GMT
- Authority reference
GCSEXP21090001- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006203- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031b4aFind 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
This contract was Direct Awarded under Reg 32(2) (c) of the Public Procurement Regulations.
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive. The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is a serious infectious respiratory disease and its consequences pose a risk to life.
The Platform was needed addressing the immediate health response, the G7 was seeking to promote fair and equitable access to vaccines, supported via ACT-A/COVAX, and consider how to address barriers to the rapid distribution and take-up of vaccines. The widespread misinformation about the importance, safety and effectiveness of vaccines is one such barrier. Its impact on the level of confidence and trust our and other countries' citizens have in vaccines poses a risk to uptake globally, and therefore the success of our overall response.
The FCDO prioritised a set of countries for urgent support given the challenges with the vaccine roll-out and levels of vaccine hesitancy. The urgency of the platform is reinforced by the variant that emerged in India and India's 2nd wave in March 2021 and the high levels of vaccine hesitancy in India.
There is also an additional variation to this contract for an uplift in value of an additional £524,601.58. This modification has been made in accordance with PCR Regulation 72(1)(e): where the modifications, irrespective of their value, are not substantial within the meaning of paragraph (8).
Phase 2 development work was needed to further enhance the Platform to deliver the outcomes needed.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine Partners UK LLPSubcontracting: declared | £2,053,792 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Engine Partners UK LLP | £2,503,792 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Vaccine Hesitancy Platform · Engine Partners UK LLP
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2021
- Value
- £2,053,792
- Status
- active
Contract 006203-2022-GCSEXP21090001-1 · Engine Partners UK LLP
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2021
- Value
- £2,503,792
- Status
- active
- Change The original contract was Direct Awarded under Reg 32(2)(c) of the PCR 2015 for £1,529,190.50, using the standard Terms & Conditions of the CCS Framework RM3774, on which Engine Partners UK LLP is a supplier. There was an additional variation to this contract for an uplift in value of an additional £524,601.58 on 17 May 21. This modification was made in accordance with PCR Regulation 72(1)(e): where the modifications, irrespective of their value, are not substantial within the meaning of paragraph (8). A variation to the contract under Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services by the original contractor become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement. The changes could not have been made by an alternative supplier without changing suppliers and duplicating the original costs, and are below the 50 % threshold defined in Regulation 72. The relevant limb of regulation which supports the contract extension is therefore 72(1)(b) 72(1)(b)for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor: (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement; and (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50 % of the value of the original contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Digital learning was a core aspect of the overall objectives for the platform being delivered by the Contractor. Digital learning was more important due to international lockdowns. The relationship between the digital learning courses and the Platform, Engine's leadership of the platform provided the basis for ensuring that the digital learning courses could be easily and quickly integrated with the platform with the lowest risk of compatibility issues affecting the service. Digital learning was a core aspect of the overall objectives for the Platform. Capability building: Access to: digital learning courses; principles and standards; methodology case studies from partners. Engine were awarded the contract to deliver the Vaccine Hesitancy Platform.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Engine Partners UK LLPAwarded supplier
- Engine Partners UK LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.