The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published this notice through Delta eSourcing
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Title: | Supply of Specialist Advisory Services and Market Expertise for Provision of Vaccines/Antibodies Development for Covid-19 for use by the UK (Vaccine Task Force VTF) |
Notice type: | Contract Award Notice |
Authority: | The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) |
Nature of contract: | Services |
Procedure: | Award without prior publication |
Short Description: | Supply of Specialist Advisory Services and Market Expertise for Provision of Vaccines/Antibodies Development for Covid-19 for use by the UK (Vaccine Task Force VTF) |
Published: | 11/11/2020 14:52 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2072152967, Email: VTFContracts@beis.gov.uk
Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
NUTS Code: UKI
I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No
I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity:
General public services
Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Supply of Specialist Advisory Services and Market Expertise for Provision of Vaccines/Antibodies Development for Covid-19 for use by the UK (Vaccine Task Force VTF)
Reference number: 2607/09/2020
II.1.2) Main CPV code:
71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description: Supply of Specialist Advisory Services and Market Expertise for Provision of Vaccines/Antibodies Development for Covid-19 for use by the UK (Vaccine Task Force VTF)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 500,000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKI - LONDON
Main site or place of performance:
LONDON
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Supply of Specialist Advisory Services and Market Expertise for Provision of Vaccines/Antibodies Development for Covid-19 for use by the UK (Vaccine Task Force VTF)
Note contract is retrospective with effective start date of 26/03/2020, and contract sign date of 25/09/2020
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price - Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.2.14) Additional information: Direct award due to being the only organisation in the UK that could demonstrate that they have the capability, skills and network (access to industry expertise and capability through their members) to undertake solution design for Manufacturing and Supply of vaccines to counteract Covid19.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Not Provided
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No
Section V: Award of contract
Award Of Contract (No.1)
Contract No: 2607/09/2020
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Not Provided
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 25/09/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
Contractor (No.1)
BioIndustry Association, 01889626
7th Floor, 105 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QT, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 500,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 500,000
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=538961790
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street, Westminister, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/11/2020
ANNEX D
1. Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to: Not Provided
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: Yes
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive: No
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No
Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest: No
Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms: No
3. Explanation
BIA were the only organisation in the UK that could demonstrate that they have the capability, skills and network (access to industry expertise and capability through their members) to undertake solution design for Manufacturing and Supply of vaccines to counteract Covid19.