Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2016-12-08
Buyer: Department Of Health
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71620000 | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 73220000 | 79311000 | 79313000
Estimated value: 5200000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This is the Contract award notice for the Fleming Fund — Independent Evaluation Supplier. Please refer to ‘Contracts Finder’ for more details on the link provided below — https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fda8df74-14ca-4aac-8bda-b4c6c9e6be24 and the more recent Contracts Finder opportunity notice https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f22bfbcb-93a5-4a96-ac01-61b8c0de45a5 which is now closed. The Contract commences from October 2016 for a Contract period of 5 years plus optional extension period(s) of up-to a further 5 years. This Procurement was conducted via the DH' BMS' e-tendering system.
England. Note services under the Contract (Fleming Fund evaluation services) may be required in different countries across the world, if necessary. See Country and regional focus Information in ITT.
The Department of Health (DH) has launched the Fleming Fund, a 265 000 000 GBP One Health programme to support low and middle income countries (LMICs) in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Fleming Fund will improve laboratory capacity and diagnoses as well as data and surveillance of AMR in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Both the Prime Minister and Chief Medical Officer have announced that tackling AMR is a key priority. This Contract is for an evaluation supplier to deliver an independent long-term performance evaluation of whether the Fleming Fund has achieved its outcomes and impacts, providing formative recommendations to improve implementation, and a summary of its effects based upon initial evidence. The contract is for 5 years with break clause timings as described in the Procurement. DH reserves the right to extend the contract for further period(s) up to a maximum of 5 years conditional upon additional funding being identified; and relevant approvals.
DH reserves the right to extend the initial contract period for further period(s) of up-to to a maximum of 5 years (maximum additional 60 months) conditional upon additional funding being identified; and relevant approvals being in place. The value at II.1.7) includes the initial Contract period plus the 60 month potential full extension period.
It is a requirement of the evaluation supplier to work closely with the management agent of the Fleming Fund during the inception phase.
The Authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information about the actual award of the contract was communicated to Bidders. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful Bidders to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court.


Award value: 5200000
Number of bids: 4