Award notice
The UK has joined the multilateral vaccine procurement initiative - COVAX. The UK has committed £71m to secure purchase rights for vaccine for up to 20% of the total UK population (~13.46M people) through the 'self-financing' arm of the facility (this is separate from the £548 contribution made to COVAX to support vaccine access for lower income countries).
COVAX provides an opportunity to secure access to additional vaccine candidates and further diversify the UK domestic portfolio.
This notice corrects and supersedes a...
The UK has joined the multilateral vaccine procurement initiative - COVAX. The UK has committed £71m to secure purchase rights for vaccine for up to 20% of the total UK population (~13.46M people) through the 'self-financing' arm of the facility (this is separate from the £548 contribution made to COVAX to support vaccine access for lower income countries).
COVAX provides an opportunity to secure access to additional vaccine candidates and further diversify the UK domestic portfolio.
This notice corrects and supersedes a previous notice (see links section).
It does not represent a new arrangement or contract with the supplier.
Contract status:
Award notice - awarded
Contract value:
£0 - 71M
Contract can renew:
No
Contract type:
Products
Contract sector:
- General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents
- General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents
Contract locations:
- East Midlands
- East Of England
- London
- North East
- Northern Ireland
- East Midlands
- East Of England
- London
- North East
- Northern Ireland
- North West
- Scotland
- South East
- South West
- Wales
- West Midlands
- Yorkshire And The Humber
Contract suitable for SME:
No
Contract suitable for VCO:
No
Contract notice published:
5 March 2021
Contract tender deadline:
7 October 2020
Contract start:
8 October 2020
Contract end:
8 October 2023
Contract duration:
3 years
Contract value awarded:
£71M
Contract awarded:
8 October 2020
| Supplier name | City | Region | Country | SME | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gavi Alliance | Le Grand Saconnex | Switzerland | No | £71M |