Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
UK
Contact person: Mr Simon Farr
Telephone: +44 1670620284
E-mail: Simon.Farr@northumberland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.northumbria.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
GeneXpert XVI Laptop - 8 modules and XPRSARS-COV2-CE-10 XPERT SARS — COV2 Assays testing kits
Reference number: DN492137
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Purchase of a GeneXpert XVI laptop and XPRSARS-COV2-CE-10 XPERT SARS — COV2 Assays under Regulation 32 (2) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication. Insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
PPN 01/20 — Responding to Covid-19, issued March 2020
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
164 656.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Purchase of a GeneXpert XVI laptop and XPRSARS-COV2-CE-10 XPERT SARS - COV2 Assays under Regulation 32 (2) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication. Insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
PPN 01/20 — Responding to Covid-19, issued March 2020.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: n/a
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: na
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:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
Regulation 32 (2) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication. Insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
PPN 01/20 — Responding to Covid-19, issued March 2020.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN492137
Title: GeneXpert XVI Laptop — 8 Modules and XPRSARS-COV2-CE-10 XPERT SARS — COV2 Assays Testing Kits
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cepheid Uk Ltd
Jupiter House Mercury Park Woodburn Green
High Wycombe
HP10 0HH
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 164 656.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Court of Justice Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/08/2020