Contract award · 26 Jan 2021

Contract for the supply of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

Department of Health and Social Care awarded “Contract for the supply of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine” to Merck Sharpe and Dohme (UK) Limited for £1 on 26 Jan 2021. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionMedical equipment & pharmaceuticalsLondon

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Department of Health and Social Care · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£1
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Vaccines (CPV 33651600)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date26 Jan 2021
  2. Published29 Jan 2021Published 3 days after the contract date

Description

The provision of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, deliveries will berequired from 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2025. Additional information: Value - this information is considered by the supplier to be commercially sensitive information. The authority is not publishing the value so as not to prejudice the legitimate commercial interest of the supplier.

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