Enhanced Seasonal Influenza Vaccine 2024-2025 (2025-2026, 2026-2027)

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (hereinafter ”STM”) and Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (hereinafter "THL" or “Customer” ) request your tender for Enhanced Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for people who are in high risk for developing severe influenza. The contract period is one year (influenza season 2024- 2025). …

CPV: 33600000 Productos farmacéuticos, 33650000 Antiinfecciosos generales para uso sistémico, vacunas, antineoplásicos e inmunomoduladores, 33651600 Vacunas
Lugar de ejecución:
Enhanced Seasonal Influenza Vaccine 2024-2025 (2025-2026, 2026-2027)
Organismo adjudicador:
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Número de premio:
THL/4893/2.02.06/2023

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Health

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Enhanced Seasonal Influenza Vaccine 2024-2025 (2025-2026, 2026-2027)
Description : The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (hereinafter ”STM”) and Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (hereinafter "THL" or “Customer” ) request your tender for Enhanced Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for people who are in high risk for developing severe influenza. The contract period is one year (influenza season 2024- 2025). The procurement contains two contract period renewals to extend the contract period for the influenza seasons 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. The contract will be awarded to one Supplier based on a comparison of tenders. Tender that is economically the most advantageous will win the competition.
Procedure identifier : dcec421f-731f-4267-b999-4490eeca32af
Previous notice : bbcbd649-40fc-462f-8136-bc1c8756aefd-01
Internal identifier : THL/4893/2.02.06/2023
Type of procedure : Open
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : An open procedure is applied. The procurement will take place in compliance with the Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement and the Finnish Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016). The estimated value of the procurement will exceed the EU threshold value. In case none of the tenders received meets the requirements of the Call for Tender as intended by the Customer, or if conditions change during the procurement process so that the Customer will be unable to make use of the results of the competitive bidding, the Customer may interrupt the procurement procedure. No compensation will be paid to the tenderers for preparing a tender, presenting it or other participations in the procedure. The Call for Tender documents are available in English.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 33651600 Vaccines
Additional classification ( cpv ): 33600000 Pharmaceutical products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 33650000 General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : The purpose of STM and the Customer is to procure Enhanced Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for risk groups required for the National Vaccination Programme in Finland. The tendered vaccine must be suitable for risk groups for severe influenza (for example elderly). Syringes without fixed needles are preferred. This procurement is not divided into separate lots. The vaccines are intended for the National Vaccination Programme for use by wellbeing services county and eventually municipalities and thus the need to coordinate the various contracting partners of separate lots could jeopardise the proper implementation of national immunization programme. More information about National Vaccination Programme and vaccinations can be found on the website of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare: https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/vaccines-a-to-z/influenza-vaccine The Customer will implement the procurement on behalf of STM. The roles of STM and Customer are described in more detail in section "Presentation of the contracting authority".
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Enhanced Seasonal Influenza Vaccine 2024-2025 (2025-2026, 2026-2027)
Description : The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (hereinafter ”STM”) and Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (hereinafter "THL" or “Customer” ) request your tender for Enhanced Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for people who are in high risk for developing severe influenza. The contract period is one year (influenza season 2024- 2025). The procurement contains two contract period renewals to extend the contract period for the influenza seasons 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. The contract will be awarded to one Supplier based on a comparison of tenders. Tender that is economically the most advantageous will win the competition.
Internal identifier : 749550

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 33651600 Vaccines
Additional classification ( cpv ): 33600000 Pharmaceutical products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 33650000 General anti-infectives for systemic use, vaccines, antineoplastic and immunodulating agents

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 1 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Additional information : The purpose of STM and the Customer is to procure Enhanced Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for risk groups required for the National Vaccination Programme in Finland. The tendered vaccine must be suitable for risk groups for severe influenza (for example elderly). Syringes without fixed needles are preferred. This procurement is not divided into separate lots. The vaccines are intended for the National Vaccination Programme for use by wellbeing services county and eventually municipalities and thus the need to coordinate the various contracting partners of separate lots could jeopardise the proper implementation of national immunization programme. More information about National Vaccination Programme and vaccinations can be found on the website of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare: https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/vaccines-a-to-z/influenza-vaccine The Customer will implement the procurement on behalf of STM. The roles of STM and Customer are described in more detail in section "Presentation of the contracting authority".

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Price
Fixed value (total) : 100
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Markkinaoikeus
TED eSender : Hansel Oy (Hilma)

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 6 389 280 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Seqirus UK Ltd
Tender :
Tender identifier : tenderReference-3498292-749550
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Subcontracting : No
Subcontracting value is known : no
Subcontracting percentage is known : no
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : THL/4893/2.02.06/2023
Date on which the winner was chosen : 17/04/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 25/06/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 2

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Markkinaoikeus
Registration number : 3006157-6
Postal address : Radanrakentajantie 5
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00520
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +358 295643300
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Registration number : 0244685-8
Postal address : P.O. BOX 33
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00023
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : Tuija Orre
Telephone : +358 295246000
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Seqirus UK Ltd
Registration number : GB685546196
Postal address : The Point, 29 Market Street, Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Town : Maidenhead
Postcode : SL6 8AA
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Berkshire ( UKJ11 )
Country : United Kingdom
Telephone : +41 76 334 59 34
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Hansel Oy (Hilma)
Registration number : FI09880841
Postal address : Mannerheiminaukio 1a
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00100
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : eSender
Telephone : 029 55 636 30
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : ca524093-9702-4181-baf7-086203f29c27 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 08/08/2024 10:27 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 08/08/2024 10:28 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00482289-2024
OJ S issue number : 155/2024
Publication date : 09/08/2024