Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-05-03
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, DSTL, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
Country: UK
Region: FRANCE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 33000000 | 33600000: Pharmaceutical products | 33680000 | 71900000 | 73000000
Estimated value: 1700000 EUR
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: 1 batch of HI-6 DMS of up to 20 kg will be awarded initially with up to 80 kg of HI-6 DMS being subject of Options in up to 5 additional batches.
In order to benefit from the reduced time-limit referred to above, in addition to the box(es) to be ticked above, please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating in any case the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the Articles in Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (500 words maximum).
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence, intends to let a contract to Minakem SAS for the manufacture of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (HI-6 DMS) that has been identified as the replacement for the in-service medical countermeasure for the treatment of nerve agent poisoning.
Minakem SAS is the only known supplier that is able to supply HI-6 DMS (via a non-BCME route) within the required 6-12 month time frame.
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without prior publication of a contract notice for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events that could not be foreseen by and are not attributable to the contracting authority pursuant to Article 32(2)(c) Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council  and regulation 32(c)of UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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From 2 April 2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC.
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise.
Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2016428-DCB-8131591.


Award value: 1700000