Contract awardedRSV vaccine

Smallpox Vaccine (2026)

UK Health Security Agency
Direct award
1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029

Market engagement exercise to identify available smallpox vaccine products, including dose formats, unit pricing, volume-based price breaks, and minimum order quantities. Suppliers must provide technical data regarding regulatory licensing status, production capacity, lead times, shelf life, and specific cold-chain storage and handling requirements to inform future procurement strategy.

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Awarded value: Not published; No value in the notice
Published: 28 May 2026
Awarded: 8 September 2026; Bavarian Nordic
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 30 September 2029

What the contract covers

Supply contract

Supply and distribution of pharmaceutical smallpox vaccines for national health security preparedness and emergency response stockpiling requirements.

Supply of Smallpox Vaccine (Imvanex)

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Supply contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 33651600

Services in this contract

Vaccines and immunisation productsMain service£5m typicalSupply of smallpox vaccine

Lifecycle

Published
28 May 2026
Contract awardedto Bavarian Nordic
8 September 2026
Contract starts
1 October 2026
Contract ends
30 September 2029

The buyer

UK Health Security Agency

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The supplier

Bavarian Nordic

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3623051/smallpox-vaccine-2026
Buyer reference: C449416
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a761
Last checked: 5 November 2026

UK Health Security Agency. Smallpox Vaccine (2026). Contract award, 28 May 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3623051/smallpox-vaccine-2026 (accessed 5 November 2026).