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title: "Exotic antivenoms for NHS for emergency use"
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# Exotic antivenoms for NHS for emergency use

Buyer: PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b7cc

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Public Health England (PHE) seeking to procure exotic antivenoms for emergency use within the NHS. This tender, titled "Exotic antivenoms for NHS for emergency use," falls under the medical equipment and pharmaceuticals category and is classified as a goods procurement. The procurement is currently in the Award stage, following a limited method whereby the contract was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition. Key dates include the contract signatures dated 25th May 2021, and the procurement involves suppliers who are based both nationally in the UK and internationally.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the supply of specialised medical products, particularly those with a capability to provide antivenoms. The type of organisations that would be well-suited to participate include small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. The requirement for diverse suppliers capable of delivering within tight timeframes means that businesses with efficient logistics and established international connections will particularly benefit from this opportunity.

## Notice

Public Health England (PHE) is responsible for the provision of public health stocks of exotic antivenoms for NHS emergency use in the UK. The antivenoms are used in the event of someone being bitten or stung by an exotic venomous animal. This requirement is to source 24 different highly specialist exotic antivenoms from national and international Suppliers.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This purchase will entail obtaining 24 different highly specialist exotic antivenoms from national and international Suppliers. There are 11 different suppliers, each of whom supplies a very small volume of antivenoms. PHE will communicate with suppliers and place orders following an exchange of e-mails with the supplier to confirm price per dose, shelf life and delivery timescales. The UK hub sites based across the country are required to hold specified minimum volume on likely treatment dosage. This will allows delivery to be made within 5 hours (best endeavours) from when the request is received to any hospital location within the UK.

### Procurement Information

As there are 11 different suppliers for this purchase, each of whom supplies a very small volume of antivenoms, Public Health England will communicate with suppliers and place orders following an exchange of e-mails with the supplier to confirm price per dose, shelf life and delivery timescales. The UK hub sites based across the country are required to hold specified minimum volume on likely treatment dosage. This allows delivery to be made within 5 hours (best endeavours) from when the request is received to any hospital location within the UK. As there are very limited suppliers in the Aativenom market we are using Reg 32(2)(b)(ii) to award the contract to 11 Suppliers, based mainly internationally. The total contract value specified per supplier cannot be confirmed, as this is dependant on different expiry date of stocks held across various sites across UK. Additionally, the selection of each antivenom will be based on the opinion of the Advisory Group. Note that under "Section V: Award of contract" no tenders were received; however, for the purpose of populating the field "11" has been entered as the contract is being awarded to 11 suppliers. A value needed to be entered as the field was mandatory. Also under the same section "Total value of the contract/lot" is appearing as PS309173.57, however, the total value to be awarded during the contract term may be low as this is dependant upon factors mentioned above. A value needed to be entered as the field was mandatory.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012378-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 May 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £309,173 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND |
| Locality | SALISBURY |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode | SP2 0QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Till Valley |
| Westminster constituency | East Wiltshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL; HAFFKINE BIOPHARMACEUTICAL; INSTITUTO BUTANTAN; INSTITUTO CLODOMIRO PICADO UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA; MICROPHARM; NATIONAL ANTIVENOM AND VACCINE PRODUCTION CENTRE; QUEEN SAOVABHA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE; RAZI VACCINE & SERUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE; SEQIRUS; SERB-LABO; SOUTH AFRICAN VACCINE PRODUCERS (SAVP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

## Release History

- 2 Jun 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012378-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

## Provenance

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