Storage and distribution of pharmaceutical products and medical devices RIVM
The RIVM is seeking a service provider to store and distribute pharmaceutical products and medical devices within the Netherlands. The focus is on products used to combat pandemic and endemic crises, including Covid-19 vaccines. Storage must take place within the Netherlands, and distribution must provide national coverage, including Texel and the Wadden Islands via an executing partner. The Dutch Antilles will also be supplied, and donations to foreign countries are possible, but transport is outside the scope; order preparation is included. The procedure is public, without a CPV code, and requires a reliable logistics partner with experience in medical distribution and strict quality and safety standards.
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01What is being requested
The RIVM is seeking a service provider to store and distribute pharmaceutical products and medical devices within the Netherlands. The focus is on products used to combat pandemic and endemic crises, including Covid-19 vaccines. Storage must take place within the Netherlands, and distribution must provide national coverage, including Texel and the Wadden Islands via an executing partner. The Dutch Antilles will also be supplied, and donations to foreign countries are possible, but transport is outside the scope; order preparation is included. The procedure is public, without a CPV code, and requires a reliable logistics partner with experience in medical distribution and strict quality and safety standards.
The request concerns the storage & distribution of pharmaceutical products and medical devices used for imminent, current, or to prevent current and future pandemic and/or endemic situations and health crises. A significant part of this currently includes all products that are part of the Covid-19 vaccination. Storage must take place within the Netherlands; distribution concerns national coverage to the executing partners, including Texel. The other Wadden Islands are served through an executing partner. Additionally, the Dutch Antilles are supplied and donations to foreign countries may take
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
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06Frequently asked questions
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07Estimated value versus the market
€ 443K
€ 1,2 mln
€ 4,0 mln
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