Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
UK
Contact person: Commercial Operations
E-mail: ProcurementNotices@ukhsa.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Organ on a Chip system
Reference number: C212249
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38434000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Purchase 5 x commercialised ready-to-use Organ on Chip systems for UKHSA at Porton Down
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38434000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UKHSA Porton Down<br/>Manor Farm Road<br/>Salisbury<br/>SP4 0JG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This project requests funding to purchase commercialised ready-to-use Organ on Chip systems at UKHSA Porton Down. This technology provides a more relevant system for studying human disease and evaluating therapeutics.
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 absence of competition ground under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) is relevant as, based upon UKHSA’s requirements and market intelligence, there appears to be a monopoly market that applies in the current case. Operational colleagues have confirmed that although a potential alternative platform could be used, this would come with significant drawbacks.<br/>In addition and in the alternative, as the only supplier of the product, the protection of exclusive rights (in the form of patents owned or exclusively licensed by CN Bio as well as trade secrets and know-how) under Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) would similarly apply in this case.
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
04/12/2023
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
CN Bio Innovations Limited
06517359
332 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WN, United Kingdom
Cambridge
CB4 0WN
UK
E-mail: accounts@cn-bio.com
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
400 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Commercial Court
7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/12/2023