Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
North Bristol NHS Trust
Bristol & Weston Purchasing Consortium
Southmead Hospital, Southmead Road
Bristol
BS105NB
UK
Contact person: jessica Allen
Telephone: +44 7539562020
E-mail: jessica.allen@nbt.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/
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
Blood Extraction Platform
Reference number: WS2214880748
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This contract is for 6 years with an options 1 year extension. Full details were provided in the Invitation To Tender pack.
The purpose of this notice is to alert the market that this opportunity has been awarded for high throughput DNA extraction platform.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Additional requirements include;
- The platform should be high throughput with flexibility in batch sizes for efficient use. These
should range from a single sample to maximum batch size.
- The system must allow the use of a variety of tube types in which the extracted DNA can be
collected or eluted into, in particular 2ml screw-cap tubes and 2D barcoded tubes (e.g.
fluidX 0.7ml tubes).
- Cross-contamination of samples during automated processing must be shown to be absent
- The system must incorporate barcode scanning and be able to record the barcode labels of
both primary tubes and DNA output tubes in a log or database.
- The system must be able to use barcoding data to match the input tube with the output
tube and complete elution of DNA according to this information.
- The system must be capable of automating extraction procedure to a level where
'walkaway' operation is facilitated
- The system must be capable of sampling from the primary tube starting material (blood)-avoiding the need to manually aspirate from the primary sample tube
- The system must be enclosed in such a way to protect the operators.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Social Values
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
50%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
optional extension of 1 year.
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:
2024/S 000-034019
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 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
Hamilton Sales and Service UK Ltd
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UKK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bristol & Weston Purchasing Consortium
Bristol
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/04/2025