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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 092885/S 000-2026
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not specified
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Global bid

UKPGA UK4: Tender Notice

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Defence Equipment and Support
National registration number: PVRL-5831-GLMM

Postal address: MOD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Region: Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom

Contact Person: Hannah Penry
Telephone: +44 303384 3922
Email: Hannah.Penry100@mod.gov.uk

Internet address

I.3) Communication
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Electronically
via

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Public authority – central government

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Quality Delivery Partner Services
Reference number: 715918484

II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
Special regime
DefenceSecurity

II.1.4) Short description
On behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), the National Armaments Director Group (NADG) (previously known as Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)) would like to formally engage with industry via this UK4 Notice, through the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) which can be found here: 
The Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Team (CBRN) have a requirement to provide assurance and set standards to ensure that the Medical Countermeasures (MedCM) that are stored/supplied to the Front Line Command are maintained/ tested on a regular basis. To achieve this, Med CM needs to maintain the following external support: Failure to maintain this support will make CBRN non-compliant and acting illegally in respect of the work it is undertaking in respect of Medical Countermeasures. 
An independent Qualified Person (QP) to ensure activities carried out by the Authority are in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice.
An independent Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV) and nominated deputy, to provide on-going support as required for the provision of a fully compliant Pharmacovigilance service. 
A Regulatory Affairs Consultant, providing advice and services in order to ensure that the Authority is compliant with EU and UK Legislation. 
An Option for an independent Responsible Person (RP) to ensure activities are carried out in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP). 
Noting, this Option will only be taken up should CBRN be without either the substantive RPs, currently one in each of the Commissioning and Management Organisation and CBRN Delivery Team.
In addition, there are multiple specialist disciplines that are to provide ad-hoc support to maintain our compliance to legal requirements and ensure our products meet the standards required by Defence and the pharmaceutical sector. These specialist disciplines are also required to assist the Medical Countermeasures Advanced Development Programme (ADP), to achieve the appropriate licences where applicable.  Regulatory engagement at an early stage to assist with this transition will ensure the products are ready and compliant with legislation enabling full licensure to be achieved quicker. To support the above the following services and ad-hoc taskings are required:
Qualified Person. 
Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance. 
Responsible Person. 
Regulatory Affairs Consultant. 
Resilience Warehouse facilities.  
Adverse Events investigation.  
Drug License Upkeep and Maintenance. 
Stability Testing of in-service inventory.   
Publications (regulatory and technical). 
MHRA audits. 
Batch Specific Variations. 
Transport and Disposal. 
Continuing Professional Development. 
Due to security considerations, participation is limited to organisations with a registered UK legal entity.
The Cyber Risk Profile for this procurement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Foundation Level 1.
Total value (estimated)
£*** excluding VAT (£5,876,000.00)
£*** including VAT (£7,345,000.00)
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
01 June 2027 to 31 May 2032 (5 years)
Options
Possible extension via options to 31 May 2037 (5 x 1 year periods)
Any resulting Contract may include the following Contract Options to provide In Service Support for additional In Service Support
Additional services
The Authority reserve the right, at its absolute discretion, to not take up any or all the option(s) listed. Further information on the option(s) will be provided in the Tender.

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value (including VAT)
7,345,000
Value (excluding VAT)
5,876,000
Currency
GBP

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Contract/Lot No
1

II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV code
79411000

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UK – United Kingdom

II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name: Technical Questionnaire
Weighting: See attachment

II.2.6) Estimated Value
Value (excluding VAT)
5,876,000
Currency
GBP

II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Start
2027-06-01 00:00
End
2032-05-31 23:59
Duration
5 years
Possible extension
2037-05-31 23:59
Extended duration
10 years
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
5 x 1 year options

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
5 x 1 year options

III) Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Additional technical selection criteria
The technical ability conditions of participation and the associated evaluation criteria are set out in the PSQ and PSQ supporting documentation.

IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
Yes

IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure
Information about national procedures is available at
Competitive flexible procedure will not be limited to but will broadly follow the following steps;
– Procurement Specific Questionnaire – Issued on Defence Sourcing Portal 3rd of September 2026, Deadline for responses 2nd of October 2026.
– Successful suppliers are invited to submit their tender
– Suppliers are invited to submit any clarification questions
– Clarification questions will be answered by The Authority
– Tenders will be evaluated
– Award decision
– Standstill period
– Contract award

IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Tender period dates
Enquiry deadline
2026-10-16 23:59
Estimated award decision date
2027-05-03 23:59

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English

Deadline for requests to participate
2026-11-13 23:59

VI) Complementary information
Link to source/bidding documents

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2026-10-01 14:09