Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Public Health England
Manor Farm Road, Porton Down
Salisbury
SP2 0QT
UK
Telephone: +44 2076548000
E-mail: Aysel.Sarzosa@phe.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://phe.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Digital PCR Instrument
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38950000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Public Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract to Qiagen Ltd for the provision of a digital PCR instrument urgently needed to support Covid-19 work.
The length of this contract is 4 years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
177 399.68
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38950000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
PHE Colindale Site National Infection Service Laboratories (NIS Labs).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of one digital polymerase chain reaction instrument and a service full agreement for a total of 4 years for NIS Labs on the Colindale site.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
The UK Government must protect the health and wellbeing of UK citizens. The Covid-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised Covid-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). This urgent requirement is in response to the recent Covid -19 outbreak.
The negotiated procedure without a prior publication has been used due to extreme urgency on the grounds of Regulation 32(2)(c). This requirement is provided at short notice to support reduced testing turnaround times which are critical in the current outbreak and increased coronavirus testing capacity using an approved assay.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
17/11/2020
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
Qiagen Ltd
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 177 399.68
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Health England
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/12/2020