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Rapid Manufacture Ventilator System-Contract Manufacture Agreement for the Plexus Helix model

CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

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28 Feb 2023 at 14:40

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Summary of the contracting process

The Crown Commercial Service has awarded a contract for the provision of Rapid Manufacture Ventilator Systems in response to the UK government's 'Ventilator Challenge'. Plexus CORP UK Ltd was selected as the supplier, with a contract value of £14,532,365.37. The contract period started on April 2, 2020, and ended on April 2, 2021. The award was made on April 2, 2020, and the tender closed on April 1, 2020. The procurement falls under the industry category of Anaesthesia and resuscitation, with the buying organisation located in Liverpool, England.

This opportunity for business growth in the goods category was awarded through a non-competitive procurement method, without prior publication of a call for competition. Businesses involved in manufacturing or supplying medical equipment, especially in the field of anaesthesia and resuscitation, would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts in the future. The contract aimed to support the UK National Health Service (NHS) in its response to the global Covid-19 pandemic by increasing ventilator supply. Firms with experience in rapid manufacturing and healthcare equipment production would find this tender particularly relevant for business expansion.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Rapid Manufacture Ventilator System-Contract Manufacture Agreement for the Plexus Helix model

Notice Description

The 'Ventilator Challenge' was created by the UK government and delivered across several government departments (Department of Health and Social Care, Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence) as part of the drive to increase ventilator supply and support the UK National Health Service (NHS) in its response to the Coronavirus disease global pandemic (Covid-19). In March 2020, the Prime Minister called on manufacturers to help the UK to step up production of ventilators to support the UK's response to the virus and save lives. This included working on new or adapted ventilator designs, as well the Government's work to buy ventilators from abroad. Additional information: This contract was awarded as a result of the RMVS project. RMVS CANs Existing CANs relating to the RMVS project are 2020/S 100-243206, 2020/S 167-406004 and 2021/S 002-003456 (RMVS CANs). Due to the need to respond rapidly to the emerging situation, some design work, testing, developing and manufacturing was undertaken before a formalised contract with known costs and outputs was put in place between Cabinet Office and those RMVS suppliers at the time of the RMVS CANs. Instead Cabinet Office gave commitments to those RMVS suppliers to enable those suppliers to support the RMVS project at significant pace and to mitigate those suppliers operating entirely at risk during extremely turbulent and changing circumstances. The RMVS CANs reflected the estimated values as best known at the time and cost caps within which suppliers were operating. At the time of the RMVS CANs, in order to be as transparent as possible with the market, information available at the time of entering into those commitments was provided, notwithstanding that it was expected to take several months to settle on the final output and resulting contracts. The RMVS CANs were therefore published to notify the market of the estimated and maximum limits of the commitments Cabinet Office had entered into to support the RMVS project. Where a supplier appears on more than one RMVS CAN, this reflects an increase to the estimate or cost cap previously notified to the market. This contract is the Ventilator Challenge: Provision of Rapid Manufacture Ventilator Systems (RMVS) resulting from the support by Plexus CORP UK Ltd to the RMVS project and which is the output of Plexus CORP UK Ltd appearing on 2020/S 100-243206 of the RMVS CANs.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0d283ea1-4385-41f6-ae55-3fa1bcdfad57
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8979a59f-4adf-4cc7-ba73-7821fd32295a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in Additional Information. Please refer to attachment area for full justification
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33170000 - Anaesthesia and resuscitation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£14,532,365 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£14,532,365 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Feb 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Apr 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20205 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2020 - 2 Apr 2021 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cco@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 08009981098

Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 9PP
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
City Centre North
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PLEXUS

Further Information

Notice URLs

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