Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c5d-5218-72f6-876e-3a8cdb9473a8/creation-of-a-means-of-providing-the-uk-with-future-pandemic-preparedness-call closed GB open procedure # Creation of a Means of Providing the UK with Future Pandemic Preparedness - Call for Expressions of Interest [The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-beis) Estimated value £1 Published 17 Nov 2020 Deadline Closed 21 Nov 2020 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The VTF seeks to better understand, and explore the possibilities for, plant-derived vaccines from potential suppliers who are experienced in pharmaceutical production. We are looking to establish a UK-based manufacturing capability to produce these vaccines and are willing to invest to bring this about. Should we proceed to procurement, it will be for the purchase of vaccines, derived from plants, produced in UK-based facilities. One of the objectives of this exercise is to inform the procurement strategy including establishing the extent of funding required. ## CPV classification Vaccines Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b685b5f1-b36d-41a4-ac64-c4c696a2b84d) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-beis) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [Custom made Cranial Plates Tender · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-0673-726d-b0b6-25ad41206a9b/custom-made-cranial-plates-tender) [Pharmaceutical products – Open-House-Rabattverträge 2026-17 Tafamidis · Techniker Krankenkasse · 773 days left · 30 Nov 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aa23-7217-b0b6-daa9dc9fe3b2/germany-pharmaceutical-products-open-house-rabattvertrage-2026-17-tafamidis) [Enteral feeds – Enteralna prehrana · Klinički Bolnički Centar Split · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-61f0-727d-a7e5-8af11fde40a5/croatia-enteral-feeds-enteralna-prehrana) [Operating-theatre devices – Operační stoly · Fakultní nemocnice Brno · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6f95-7385-a1b5-a45251fdf818/czechia-operating-theatre-devices-operacni-stoly) [Orthopaedic implants – Dostawa implantów ortopedycznych · Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Białymstoku · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a014-7092-93fd-a23b17232c85/poland-orthopaedic-implants-dostawa-implantow-ortopedycznych) [Autoclaves – Autoklaver till Tandvårdshögskolan i Malmö · Malmö universitet · 9 days left · 28 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9dd7-7329-993d-a6e0f71667e9/sweden-autoclaves-autoklaver-till-tandvardshogskolan-i-malmo)