Rotavirus vaccine (2025)

Concepts

• vaccines
• rotavirus vaccine
• vaccine
• a specific vaccine
• rotavirus
• the national immunisation programme
• the optional extension
• an additional 24 months
• years
• extend

Location

To a location(s) in the United Kingdom to be notified to the successful bidder(s) following contract award

Description

Provision for the supply of rotavirus vaccine (2025)

Total Quantity or Scope

The provision of rotavirus vaccine to be used as part of the national immunisation programme.The contracting authority estimates their requirement over the period of the contract, including the period of the optional extension to be up to 3 million courses of vaccine.Deliveries will be required over a period of 2 years, with an option to extend for up to an additional 24 months.The opportunity is not split into lots as the requirement is for a specific vaccine.

Renewal Options

This contract has the option to be extended for a period or periods up to an additional 24 months

CPV Codes

• 33651600 - Vaccines

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Responding to this notice: suppliers who do not respond to this procurement exercise in the following manner may be disqualified from the procurement process provided that the following conditions will operate in addition to and not replace any other conditions stated in the procurement documents which may result in disqualification.1) Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information. This procurement exercise will be conducted on the eTendering portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Candidates wishing to be considered for this procurement exercise must register and provide additional procurement specific information (if requested), through the eTendering portal as follows:1.1) if not already registered, candidates should register on the eTendering portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register:— ‘accept the terms and conditions’,— enter your correct business details,— click ‘Submit’ when complete,— you will shortly receive an email from the Salesforce platform asking you to finalise your registration;1.2) once registered, candidates must express interest as follows:(a) login to the eTendering portal,(b) select ‘View our Live Opportunities’,(c) select the opportunity that you are interested in,(d) ‘Register interest’,(e) select ‘confirm’,(f) once you have expressed interest, it will move to ‘My Proposals and Quotes’, where you can download additional documentation (if required) and construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the ‘Publish’ button;1.3) for any support in registering on the portal or submitting your expression of interest please contact the Atamis Help-desk at +44 8009956035 or support-health@atamis.co.uk2) General supplier information. To manage and assess supplier information the contracting authority requests candidates provide their company profile in the Governments supplier information database, supplier registration, as follows2.1) If not already registered, candidates must go to the following web page https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and select ‘Register’ at the top right of the page. Key in details as requested to search for your company. If you do not have a D-U-N-S Number, click on the link at the right of the page to obtain a number from D&B. Candidates must obtain a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S Number to enable registration on supplier registration.2.2) Once registration is complete you are able to create and update your registered company profile. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their supplier registration profile are completed and up to date for each procurement exercise. D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B.2.3) For further help or information concerning supplier registration, please contact the Helpdesk at:support@nqc.com or telephone +44(0)1614137982.Other contracting authoritiesThe contract is for the benefit of the contracting authority and NHS bodies along with any other non-NHS bodies which are necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments and their executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories including, without limitation, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and Scottish Ministers. The resulting products delivered against the contract(s) may be made available to the UK devolved administrations, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories to undertake their respective vaccination programmes.