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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: SUPPLY OF PYRIDOSTIGMINE TABLETS
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Delivery Team (CBRN DT), YEW 3a, #1342, MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, GB, BS34 8JH. Email: alexandra.lashmar100@mod.gov.uk. (Alexandra Lashmar)
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Negotiated
4. Description: The Awarding Authority has a requirement for the production of Pyridostigmine Bromide tablets for oral consumption. The Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Team (CBRN) is seeking to appoint a manufacturer to produce these tablets for which it currently maintains the Marketing Authorisation (MA) on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence
5. CPV Code(s): 33661000, 33000000, 33140000, 33190000, 33661700, 33690000, 35113200, 85121200
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK11, UK
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Place of performance :UK
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Publication reference: 2021/S 000-004301
CBRN/00282
9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between £4,000,000 and £7,000,000
10. Time limit for receipt of projects or requests to participate 7.4.2021 (17:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: Information about subcontracting
The tenderer has to indicate in the tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractor, as well as the subject-matter of the subcontracts for which they are proposed
The tenderer has to indicate any change occurring at the level of subcontractors during the execution of the contract
This contract is divided into lots: No
Variants will be accepted: No
Total quantity or scope
The Supplier is to be responsible for:
Manufacture Pyridostigmine tablets, as per the technical specifications, on behalf of the UK MOD; the Marketing Authorisation Holder.
Develop protocols, compliant with ICH guidelines, to support stability studies for the life of the product.
Documentation and data, including a technical transfer summary report, to support license changes to ensure the manufacturer is named on the MA as the licensed manufacturer for the product.
Manufacture product in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards as defined by the International Conference on Harmonisation and regulated by the national competent Authority’s in Europe and Canada.
Storage of the finished product and all product movement between Qualified Person (QP) release and receipt will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and the Guidelines on GDP on Medicinal Products for Human Use (2013/C 343/01) or as subsequently amended.
Initial quantity of requirement is estimated to be in the region of 140,00 to 200,000 tablets. Exact quantities to be confirmed at ITN stage. Quantities for Option years are not included within this range, and will also be confirmed at ITN stage.
The initial contract period will be 5 years, with the option to extend up to a further 5 years (total estimated contract duration is 10)
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between £4,000,000 and £7,000,000
Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of these options: 5 x annual Option Periods ( be commenced 5 years from contract award)
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
In months: 54 (from the award of the contract)
Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 120 (from the award of the contract)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2028
Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Additional information
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is detailed within this contract notice. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this opportunity prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.
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.

The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Very low (Ref No: RAR-7TGB4RZX).
Electronic Trading:
Potential suppliers must note the mandatory requirement for electronic trading using the Contracting, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) electronic procurement tool. All payments for Contractor Deliverable’s under the Contract shall only be made via CP&F. You can find details on CP&F at
Interested suppliers are required to complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to provide the Authority with information to evaluate the supplier’s capacity and capability against the selection criteria.
The Authority will use the PQQ response to create a shortlist of tenderers who:
are eligible to participate;
fulfil any minimum economic, financial, professional and technical standards; and
best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out in the PQQ.
Full details of the method for choosing the tenderers will be set out in the PQQ. For all scored questions Potential Suppliers must achieve a mark of 2 (Satisfactory), if you score below 2 (Satisfactory) the Authority reserves the right to eliminate you from the competition.
During the PQQ stage, the intention is to arrive at a short list of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of six (6) qualified potential suppliers for formal invitation to negotiate. This list of six (6) qualified potential suppliers will be made up of the top six (6) performing PQQ responses
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