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title: "Commitment Agreement"
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buyer: "THE DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY (BEIS)"
published: "2020-12-19"
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# Commitment Agreement

Buyer: THE DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY (BEIS)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a1da1bfa-0a83-4f40-92f8-8626895dcb78

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has successfully completed a tender titled "Commitment Agreement" for the procurement of vaccines under the COVAX initiative. This initiative, which has secured £71 million to ensure purchase rights for vaccines for approximately 20% of the UK population, is classified under the CPV category for vaccines (33651600). The procurement process commenced with the tender period ending on 8th October 2020 and the contract period running from 9th October 2020 to 8th October 2023, covering the United Kingdom and additional regions including British Overseas Territories and Europe.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the pharmaceutical and vaccine supply industry, particularly those that can offer innovative solutions or additional vaccine candidates. Companies capable of meeting the quality and regulatory standards required for vaccine production or distribution would be ideally suited to engage in similar tenders, leveraging this initiative as a pathway to expand their business operations and contribute to global health efforts.

## Notice

The UK has joined the multilateral vaccine procurement initiative - COVAX. The UK has committed PS71m to secure purchase rights for vaccine for up to 20% of the total UK population (~13.46M people) through the 'self-financing' arm of the facility (this is separate from the PS548 contribution made to COVAX to support vaccine access for lower income countries). COVAX provides an opportunity to secure access to additional vaccine candidates and further diversify the UK domestic portfolio.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc291e3d-806f-4b43-8c02-42109ec7d91d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | 8 Oct 2020 - 8 Oct 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £71,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £71,000,000 |
| 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 | THE DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY (BEIS) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0ET |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE GAVI ALLIANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33651600 - Vaccines

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2020 at 12:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc291e3d-806f-4b43-8c02-42109ec7d91d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc291e3d-806f-4b43-8c02-42109ec7d91d
  19th December 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=553855915
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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