Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-03
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C and C, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 33000000
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-08-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Lääketieteelliset laitteet, farmaseuttiset valmisteet ja henkilökohtaiseen hygieniaan liittyvät tuotteet
The TXA autoinjector must be able to hold 6-10mls of liquid TXA, or potentially two 5ml auto-injectors, (usual dose is 1g in an adult patient but this may be reducible to 0.6g, options to reduce the overall volume should be considered). The product should have a shelf-life of at least 6 months, preferably one year. The product casing needs to be robust, both in terms of drug stability and component parts, in order that it can withstand a military environment and penetrate military clothing. The product labeling or marking needs to be completely obvious in how to administer the autoinjector and must comply with UK medicines legislation. In order to procure rapidly, ideally an off-the-shelf auto-injector is desirable.
As part of the tender assessment we are asking the supplier to provide samples which can be tested by the user.
The successful tenderer will then initially only be awarded a contract to produce a batch to be used for licensing, further testing and approval by the Ministry of Defence’s Surgeon General’s (SG) Military Advisory Group. The contract will include an option to procure the auto injectors following approval by the Military Advisory Group.
One autoinjector of 6ml is preferable assuming that the TXA dosage is reducible from 10ml however if the dosage size cannot be reduced we will consider 2 x 5ml auto-injectors.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. 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. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
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Award value: 5000000