Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-12-24
Buyer: Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre UK Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72500000
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System (for Manufacturing, Materials Movement and Warehousing, Quality Management, Engineering and Asset Management, Finance and Human Resources)
The Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) is seeking an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for the day-to-day business activities including manufacturing, materials movement and warehousing, quality management, engineering and asset management, finance and human resources. The contract term required is 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12-month periods.
The Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) is being established to promote, develop and accelerate the growth of the UK vaccine industry. This will be achieved through collaboration with the academic sector and SMEs, which are rich in new vaccine technologies, where VMIC provides expertise in process development and manufacturing in the form of expert staff and a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. VMIC will bridge the gap between research and expertise in development and manufacturing so that new vaccine products can enter clinical development, which is a value driver in terms of attracting funding for further development, partnering with the pharmaceutical industry for development to launch and contract manufacturing.
VMIC will also enhance UK preparedness and response capabilities for producing vaccines against emerging infectious diseases by allowing the UK government to use the facility and staff during an outbreak identified as a public health emergency of international concern. VMIC is a partner in the programme to manufacture the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine.
VMIC UK is seeking an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for the day-to-day business activities including manufacturing, materials movement and warehousing, quality management, engineering & asset management, finance and human resources.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System (for Manufacturing, Materials Movement and Warehousing, Quality Management, Engineering and Asset Management, Finance and Human Resources)
(i) not to award any or the whole contract as a result of the procurement process related to the publication of this notice; and
(iii) to procure some or all of their needs and requirements covered by this notice outside of this procurement exercise and resulting agreement.
Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of the candidate.
In accordance with regulation 86 and 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, VMIC will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period starting from the day when contract award is notified to the bidders. Unsuccessful bidders will be provided with a de-brief of the award decision at the start of the standstill period including details of their bid in relation to the winning bid(s) comprising:
Bidders have the right to appeal provided for within the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Any such proceedings must be brought before the High Court of England and Wales.