Supportive Medicines - Alfentanil 25mg/50ml vial - Direct Award

Concepts

• pharmaceutical products
• alfentanil 25mg
• supply of alfentanil 25mg
• supportive medicines
• 50ml vial
• uk health security agency for the supply of alfentanil
• department of health
• behalf of the uk health security agency
• social care
• behalf of uk health security agency

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

For the supply of Alfentanil 25mg/50ml solution for injection (ITU) in preparation for further waves of Covid 19 in Spring 2022.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Department of Health and Social Care managed the procurement on behalf of the UK Health Security Agency for the supply of Alfentanil 25mg/50ml solution for injection (ITU) in preparation for further waves of Covid 19 in Spring 2022. The contract was awarded on the behalf of UK Health Security Agency.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products

Legal Justification

The supportive medicines stockpile was designed as a ‘one off’ build to target volumes of a defined range of critical products. However, ongoing concerns regarding the disease and additional waves have caused the Department to prepare for further waves of COVID-19 in Winter 2021/Spring 2022.The recent developments around the Omicron variant have prompted activation for additional volumes identified through the modelling as necessary to avoid complete stockout of some products through Winter 2021/Spring 2022.One of those critical products is Alfentanil which has seen markedly increased usage during the pandemic and the need to secure stock has become paramount. There is only one supplier in the market able to produce this strength of Alfentanil. Accordingly, the Contracting Authority used the negotiated procedure without prior publication route to make a Direct Award on the basis of Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) – Competition is absent for technical reasons – permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) to conduct this procurement.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Information on contract value is being withheld due to commercial sensitivity under Regulation 50(6)(b) and (c) as the publication of the price may enable competitors to calculate cost per vial. This will (i) commercially prejudice the contracting authority in its commercial dealings with other suppliers; and (ii) impact fair competition between suppliers.