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title: "Rapid Manufacture Ventilator System-UCL&Mercedes"
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# Rapid Manufacture Ventilator System-UCL&Mercedes

Buyer: CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5d96e6c5-03e4-4442-9d3f-02968a556e15

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## Summary

The Crown Commercial Service has awarded a contract for the 'Rapid Manufacture Ventilator System-UCL&Mercedes' project to Mercedes High Performance Drive Chains. This contract, resulting from the Ventilator Challenge, was part of the UK government's response to Covid-19 and aimed to increase ventilator supply for the NHS. The procurement process involved multiple government departments like the Department of Health and Social Care, Cabinet Office, and Ministry of Defence. The contract value was £206,837 GBP, with a tender period ending on 25th March 2020 and a contract period from 26th March to 3rd April 2020.

This tender, focusing on the 'Anaesthesia and resuscitation' industry category, presents an opportunity for businesses involved in medical equipment manufacturing and supply. The contracting authority, Crown Commercial Service, sought rapid delivery of ventilator systems during the pandemic. Businesses with expertise in medical device production and proven ability to deliver under tight timelines would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method detailed was an award of a contract without prior publication, indicating a direct selection process for specific suppliers, with Mercedes High Performance Drive Chains emerging as the successful supplier.

## Notice

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 Mercedes High Performance Drive Chains to the RMVS project and which is the output of Mercedes High Performance Drive Chains appearing on 2020/S 100-243206 of the RMVS CANs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b1e11b6-bbc1-4b11-b74b-5f2a16abe558 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Mar 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | 26 Mar 2020 - 3 Apr 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £206,837 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £206,837 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERCEDES HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVE CHAINS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33170000 - Anaesthesia and resuscitation

## Release History

- 28 Feb 2023 at 14:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b1e11b6-bbc1-4b11-b74b-5f2a16abe558

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b1e11b6-bbc1-4b11-b74b-5f2a16abe558
  28th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8e8c928f-97f5-4d6c-965f-a528de311341
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e1ee5dfd-d8ff-48eb-b0ac-d8f99e85ff63
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005840-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/ccs

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