Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Alder House, Alder Court, St Asaph Business Park
St Asaph
LL17 0JL
UK
Telephone: +44 1443848585
E-mail: Joanne.liddle@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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
CLI-OJEU-50937 Ultra-High Resolution Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing for the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry
Reference number: CLI-OJEU-50937
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NWSSP Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, and the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR), part of Welsh Blood Service, are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to perform Ultra-High Resolution HLA Typing.
The Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR) recruits volunteer donors via blood sample and cheek swab (buccal swab) to support stem cell transplantation. The WBMDR has different typing and testing requirements depending on sample type:
For whole blood samples: We require Ultra High Resolution (UHR) HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, DPA1, DPB1 and DRB3/4/5 HLA typing. The provision of CCR5 testing from whole blood samples is desirable.
For cheek swab samples: We require Ultra High Resolution (UHR) HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, DPA1, DPB1 and DRB3/4/5 HLA typing as well as ABO/Rh and CMV testing.
Please refer to the Specification within the Invitation to Tender document.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
843 950.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
3 770 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111810
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust is looking to award a contract for Ultra-High Resolution Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing for the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (a division of Welsh Blood Service) by inviting Bidders to tender for this ITT.
The WBMDR oversees the recruitment of unrelated bone marrow volunteer donors and has an agreed target of recruiting 4000 new donors to the WBMDR stem cell donor panel each year.
Bidders must be able to deliver the HLA types of at least 4000 stem cell donors per annum at ultra-high resolution typing level for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQB1 and DPB1 using next generation sequencing approach. Bidders must be able to deliver the HLA types of at least 4,000 stem cell donors per annum at allele level typing level for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQB1 and DPB1 using a next generation sequencing approach (NGS).
Please refer to the Specification found at Appendix A of the ITT document for full information.
The contract will be for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further two (2) years (maximum five year contract).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Core Requirements
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: HLA Result Reporting
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Novel HLA Alleles
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Timescales/Key Performance indicators
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Service Levels & Performance
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Reporting of Results
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-002312
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CLI-OJEU-50937
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/07/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Histogenetics
300 Executive Blvd
Ossining/NY
10562
US
Telephone: +44 00000000000
Fax: +44 00000000000
NUTS: US
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 843 950.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:133598)
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
27/07/2023