Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1443848585
E-mail: rhys.wathan@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Consolidation of All Wales Medical Genomics Service Illumina Maintenance Contracts
Reference number: CAV-STA (23-34) 136
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The consolidation of Illumina Cambridge Maintenance contracts. Providing full service support plans for nine machines manufactured by Illumina Cambridge.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
762 030.23
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The consolidation of Illumina Cambridge Maintenance Contracts, on equipment owned by the All-Wales Medical Genomics Service based within the Cardiff and Vale Health Board.
Incumbent supplier Illumina Cambridge are the only viable option for the maintenance of their machines, hence this procurement will be a single award. The consolidation of the maintenance contracts will provide continuity going forward and one start date for a new combined contract.
The below maintenance contracts will be consolidated for the 2024/25 financial year and run for a total of thirty-six months:
NovaSeq 6000 Support plan x2
NextSeq 550 Support plan x2
VeriSeq Nipt analysis support plan x2
Dragen Server Support plan x1
MiSeq support plan x2
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
To ensure contractual arrangements remain in place to maintain the continuity of this critical service, the Authority intends to use the procedure without prior publication in accordance with the use of Public Contract Regulations 2015 32 (2)(b)(ii) and (iii), competition is absent for technical reasons and (2) (b)(iii) - the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
The award for the consolidation of maintenance contracts provided by Illumina Cambridge are the incumbent supplier of the service carried out for the Cardiff & Vale Health Board. Providing one clear start date for maintenance contracts provided by supplier Illumina Cambridge going into the 2024/25 financial year. Hence no call for prior competition was made to the wider European market.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: CAV-STA (23-24) 136
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
06/12/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Illumina Cambridge Ltd
Illumina Centre, 19 Granta Park, Great Abington
Cambridge
CB216DF
UK
Telephone: +44 1223824908
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
762 030.23
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=137120.
(WA Ref:137120)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/12/2023