Flu vax supply for tender
May 21, 2014
THE Department of Health has
advised it is planning an open
tender for the supply of Australian
antivenoms, Q fever and/or
pandemic influenza vaccine.
The Department of Health issued
a pre-release notice which said its
existing arrangements were due to
expire on 30 Jun 2016.
“In anticipation of this, and
as part of the 2014-15 Budget
Measure Reinforcing Australia’s
Health Protection, the Department
is in the planning stages for an
open tender process to secure the
continued national supply of these
items.”
Tenderers could submit for the
supply of one or more of the three
product categories, it said.
The Department would host
an industry briefing before the
tender’s release and the tender
process would open before
Christmas this year, it said.
In the 2014-15 budget, released
last week (PD 13 May), the Federal
Government said it would provide
funding over four years for this
supply but that expenditure was
commercially sensitive.
A spokesperson for the
Department of Health said the
antivenoms, Q fever and pandemic
influenza vaccines were not held
in or purchased for the National
Medical Stockpile but were
considered “critical” to protect the
health of all Australians.
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