Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Procurement Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street
Glasgow
G4 0SF
UK
Telephone: +44 1412015388
E-mail: william.cullen@nhs.scot
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10722
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
SMA Newborn Screening Kits
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33696500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Newborn Screening Laboratory has been commissioned to participate in the in-service evaluation for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) organised by the National Screening Committee. NHSGG&C require newborn screening kits that measure both SMN1 and SMN2 genes simultaneously. The SMN2 copy number must be screened for at the same time as the SMN1 deletion in keeping with the Scottish screening protocol. The requirement is to screen dried blood spot samples from newborn babies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
275 640.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33696500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Newborn Screening Laboratory has been commissioned to participate in the in service evaluation for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) organised by the National Screening Committee. NHSGG&C require newborn screening kits that measure both SMN1 and SMN2 genes simultaneously. The SMN2 copy number must be screened for at the same time as the SMN1 deletion in keeping with the Scottish screening protocol. The requirement to screen died blood spot samples from newborn babies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
Scotland has begun a 2 year evaluation of SMA screening on behalf of the National Screening Committee to gather data to allow a decision to be made about if SMA screening should be included in the UK Newborn Screening Panel. SMA is cause by a deletion of the SMN1 gene, but the severity of the disease depends on another gene called SMN2. SMN2 is present in all babies in various copy numbers, and the lower the copy number the more severe the disease.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 99
Price
/ Weighting:
1
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
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
In order to award this contract compliantly, NHSGGC will follow Regulation 33. (b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons.
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:
2026/S 000-025039
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
05/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Labsystems Diagnostics OY
Tiilitie 3, Finlandia
Vantaa
01720
FI
Telephone: +44 358201557530
E-mail: sales@ladsystemsdx.com
NUTS: FI1B
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 237 847.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
No other commercial kits for SMA screening include the SMN2 copy number. The SMN2 copy number must be screened for at the same time as the SMN1 deletion in keeping with the Scottish screening protocol.
(SC Ref:828095)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
PO Box 23, 1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/04/2026