Urwashanza/europrocure-10-public-procurement huggingface dataset:
Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: Business Services Organisation
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 18143000
Estimated value: 40000000 EUR
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: This notice relates to the purchase of Type IIR Facemasks. The contracting authority has utilised Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) which provides a derogation from the obligation to competitively tender for a contract for goods or services over the EU Threshold where the works, supplies or services are required as per the below:
‘(c) Insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.’
1) The item(s) are required to assist the contracting authority to respond to the impact of Covid-19 immediately, addressing the public health risks and disruption to services which would otherwise be incurred without them;
2) The Covid-19 pandemic is so novel that the extreme urgency of the situation was unforeseeable by the contracting authority. Ordinarily existing contractual arrangements and emergency stockpiles can be relied upon in such instances, however, in this case such provisions have proven insufficient to meet the scale of the additional demand for these items;
3) A procurement exercise to establish a new contractual arrangement would not be feasible given the time constraints, making it impossible to undertake a new procurement exercise or to access other commercial agreements.
Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015: Award of a Contract through the negotiated procedure without prior publication due to:
(c) ‘...extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the Contracting Authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.’
This procurement has been undertaken in strict accordance with the conditions stated in the directive.


Winner: Hospital Services Ltd
Award value: 40000000
Number of bids: 1
Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through the Department of Health and Social Care
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 1497600 GBP
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: A requirement to secure lopinavir/ritonavir tablets for trials for treatments for Covid-19. Urgent delivery required of available stocks.
A situation of extreme urgency exists both in the UK and across the World, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lopinavir/ritonavir tablets, one of the drugs of choice worldwide for the treatment of Covid-19 is scarce in supply and the contracting authority having identified a supplier that was ready willing and able to supply lopinavir/ritonavir tablets needed to move quickly to secure this supply. Failure to do this would have resulted in lopinavir/ritonavir tablets being sold by the supplier to another country due to the high demand globally. As such and at this time, the timelines for the open procedure, restricted procedure (even where accelerated) and the competitive procedure with negotiation could not be complied with in order for DHSC is to secure this supply of lopinavir/ritonavir tablets.
The contracts is for the benefit of the authority and NHS bodies along with any other non-NHS bodies which are necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies and the local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health-related services in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories including, without limitation, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and Scottish Ministers.


Winner: Accord_UK Ltd
Award value: 1497600
Number of bids: 1
Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through the Department of Health and Social Care
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 540000 GBP
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: A requirement to secure chloroquine phosphate 80 mg/5 ml oral solution for trials for treatments for Covid-19. Urgent delivery required of available stocks.
A situation of extreme urgency exists both in the UK and across the World, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chloroquine phosphate 80 mg/5 ml oral solution, one of the drugs of choice worldwide for the treatment of Covid-19 is scarce in supply and the contracting authority having identified a supplier that was ready willing and able to supply chloroquine phosphate 80 mg/5 ml oral solution needed to move quickly to secure this supply. Failure to do this would have resulted in chloroquine phosphate 80 mg/5 ml oral solution being sold by the supplier to another country due to the high demand globally. As such and at this time, the timelines for the open procedure, restricted procedure (even where accelerated) and the competitive procedure with negotiation could not be complied with in order for DHSC is to secure this supply of chloroquine phosphate 80 mg/5 ml oral solution.
The contracts is for the benefit of the authority and NHS bodies along with any other non-NHS bodies which are necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies and the local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health-related services in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories including, without limitation, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and Scottish Ministers.


Winner: Wallace Manufacturing Chemists Ltd
Award value: 540000
Number of bids: 1
Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through the Department of Health and Social Care
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 1285000 GBP
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: A requirement to secure chloroquine tablets for trials for treatments for Covid-19. Urgent delivery required of available stocks.
A situation of extreme urgency exists both in the UK and across the World, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chloroquine tablets, one of the drugs of choice worldwide for the treatment of Covid-19 is scarce in supply and the contracting authority having identified a supplier that was ready willing and able to supply chloroquine tablets needed to move quickly to secure this supply. Failure to do this would have resulted in chloroquine tablets being sold by the supplier to another country due to the high demand globally. As such and at this time, the timelines for the open procedure, restricted procedure (even where accelerated) and the competitive procedure with Negotiation could not be complied with in order for DHSC is to secure this supply of chloroquine tablets.
The contracts is for the benefit of the authority and NHS bodies along with any other non-NHS bodies which are necessary for the delivery of services or goods to NHS bodies and the local authorities, other government departments or non-departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health-related services in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories including, without limitation, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and Scottish Ministers.


Winner: Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Award value: 1285000
Number of bids: 1
Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (‘NSS’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products
Estimated value: 82088850 GBP

Technical requirements: All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014.
The medicine awarded to this framework agreement is, and will remain to be, protected by patent for the duration of the framework agreement.
The total value in Sections II.1.7) and V.2.4) refers to the twenty (20) months initial period with the option to extend by up to a total period of twenty-four (24) months.
The notification will incorporate a 'standstill period' of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the authority despatches the VEAT notice and the date on which the authority proposes to conclude the relevant framework agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the framework agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the framework agreement has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the framework agreement to the winning tenderer. The bringing of court proceedings against the authority after the framework agreement has been entered into will not affect the framework agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the framework agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.


Winner: Bayer plc
Award value: 82088850
Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 50530000
Estimated value: 15000000 GBP

Technical requirements: The authority requires a card personalisation and chip encoding solution to be situated across two of its production facilities. The scope of the procurement will include hardware, ancillary equipment, all associated IT infrastructure and full support and maintenance provisions which will be aligned to the entire contracted period.
For avoidance of doubt, the authority requires the following activity to be satisfied by the tenderers response:
The authority requires a card personalisation and chip encoding solution to be situated across two of its production facilities. The scope of the procurement will include hardware, ancillary equipment, all associated IT infrastructure and full support and maintenance provisions which will be aligned to the entire contracted period.
For avoidance of doubt, the authority requires the following activity to be satisfied by the tenderers response:
Please note due to the current Covid-19 pandemic there will not be a supplier Industry day held in support of this procurement. However, if there are any questions or further information you would like to obtain in relation to this procurement please use the contact details contained within this PIN.
To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=491151512


Award value: 15000000
Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: Home Office
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 34100000 | 34152000 | 55250000 | 60171000 | 72224000: Project management consultancy services
Estimated value: 50000000 GBP

Technical requirements: The Home Office is seeking to engage with experienced organisations who can provide the following services internationally:
This prior information notice is not a call for competition. The Home Office is conducting a market engagement exercise and invites interested parties to participate. High level details and timescales of this exercise can be found in section II.2.4) of this notice. Full details of the requirements and the market engagement process are available in the ‘Information Pack’ on the Home Office eSourcing tool (Jaggaer). Information on how to access this can be found in section VI.3) of this notice.
The ICT wishes to explore the market capabilities and appetite for the services listed in this notice, with the view to conduct a procurement(s) tailored to the market offerings and interest and contract with one or more providers to deliver the future service needs. Participation in this market engagement exercise is voluntary. Non-participation will not preclude any party or organisation from taking part in any later competition which the Home Office may conduct.
Dates for dialogue and industry day will be confirmed with interested parties who register as per instructions in section VI.3) of this notice.
The contracting department within the Home Office is the Office for Security and Countering Terrorism (OSCT) and the information we need to distribute, is sensitive. For this reason the Home Office will require a Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) to be completed by interested parties, before further information can be released on the requirements. Should the information provided within this notice be of interest to your organisation, please follow these steps:
1) Email HOSProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk and use the following title for the subject of your email ‘ICT Services Market Engagement — C16455 — [insert your company name]’.
2) The Home Office will reply with the NDA in MS Word format. The NDA form will need to be completed, signed and returned. Important note. The NDA document is a non-negotiable document.
3) Upon return of a completed NDA, you will be invited to join the Home Office eProcurement portal (Jaggaer), where access to documentation and further instructions will await.
If you have any queries relating to this notice or have missed the closing dates for the engagement exercise but are still interested, please do not hesitate to contact the aforementioned contact details.


Award value: 50000000
Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: Jisc Services Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72200000 | 72262000: Software development services
Estimated value: 600000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-05-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: As part of a wider programme of works Jisc are looking to replace the functionality of a bespoke registry software before quarter three 2021. This registry is fundamental to the operation of Jisc’s DNS service which is authoritative for (amongst others) ac.uk and gov.uk domain names to the education, research and public sector.This work is part of a wider, long-term programme of works to fully transform the current DNS service by delivering new infrastructure, a customer administration portal and introducing elements of modernization, self-service and service automation. Suppliers will need to work in a collaborative manner with Jisc to build and implement the software and support integration into a customer facing portal.
We are interested in hearing from suppliers who are familiar with Jisc and our position as the digital solutions provider for the UK’s research and education community and understand our unique and bespoke registry requirements. Jisc are also keen to formulate close working relationships with the registry service or software supplier over a number of years and learn from the supplier's expertise and be advised on best practices, industry standards and compliances and kept abreast of new technologies. Jisc have put together a list of provisional mandatory requirements for the registry functionality to provide including APIs, registry lock functionality, EPP compliance, RDAP integration, resilience across multiple locations and MFA. Capable suppliers will be invited to discuss these requirements.
Further extensions of 24 months and 24 months may be taken by Jisc (so, potentially a combined contract length of 3 + 2 + 2 years).
Jisc will incorporate a standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 article 91 provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).


Award value: 600000
Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: University of Bristol
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 72212312
Estimated value: 290000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-06-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Bristol University Press has a requirement to build a digital platform to host in a single location its book and journal content (including addressing the needs of Open Access content).
Bristol University Press (BUP) is seeking to place a 5-year contract to build and host in a single location its book and journal content (including addressing the needs of Open Access content).
The University is conducting the procurement using the competitive dialogue procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (PCR 2015).
Stage 1 is open to all bidders. The top three shortlisted bidders will be Invited to participate in dialogue.
Bidders have the right to appeal as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Proceedings under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are time limited and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.


Award value: 290000
Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: Strategic Investment Board Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71314000: Energy and related services | 71314200: Energy management services | 71314300: Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Estimated value: 300000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-06-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: In order to inform and support tender competitions and contracts in respect of electricity and natural gas SIB requires energy expertise to provide specialist electricity and natural gas risk management advisory services. These services are required by SIB and a number of CoPEs across the Northern Ireland public sector. For illustration purposes only, the maximum number of electricity meter points is approximately 5 700, the number of gas meter points is approximately 1 500 and the number of unmetered electricity supply points is approximately 1 250.
Contract monitoring: the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in construction and procurement delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a certificate of unsatisfactory performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a certificate of unsatisfactory performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by centres of procurement expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of 12 months from the date of issue of the certificate.
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.


Award value: 300000
Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-05-05
Buyer: English Institute of Sport Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 64200000 | 72500000 | 72600000
Estimated value: 1530376 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-06-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: English Institute of Sport (‘the EIS’) is seeking to appoint through a restricted procedure a suitably qualified and experienced provider of ICT support services. The services will compromise provision and support of Wide Area Network, Local Area Network including Wireless at our regional high performance centres, and provision of a dedicated 24-hour service desk for our 450 users. The staff are based at several performance centres in the UK, but most of the workforce regularly work away from their centres and have work patterns that are mobile and remote. A large number of staff work abroad as required by the sports we work with; their overseas travel may cover periods up to several months. As a publicly funded organisation EIS is seeking to maximise value for money, and wishes to minimise one-offset up costs as well as ongoing revenue costs.
English Institute of Sport (‘the EIS’) is seeking to appoint through a restricted procedure a suitably qualified and experienced provider of ICT Managed support services. The services will compromise support of Wide Area Network, Local Area Network including Wireless at our regional high performance centres, and provision of a dedicated 24-hour service desk for our 450 users.
The service desk will respond to service requests and problems from users, and perform agreed scheduled support activities, as detailed in the EIS operations manual.
The service desk will comprise a minimum of two dedicated staff providing two full time equivalent roles.
The EIS pioneers the delivery of science, medicine and technology services to drive medal success at olympic, paralympic and international competition, supporting elite athletes through its nationwide network of expertise and facilities. It strives to be the world-leading high performance institute. Staff are based at nine high performance centres across the UK but they deliver EIS services at different sporting locations including swimming pools, lakes, velodromes and athletic tracks. EIS delivers services to athletes while competing or training overseas. To receive a copy of the invitation to tender (ITT) please contact mark.richards@eis2win.co.uk. The ITT will be issued to selected suppliers after 8 June 2020.

Eligibility requirements: As stated in the procurement documents.

Award value: 1530376