Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Corporate Procurement, 2nd Floor Stopford House
Stockport
SK1 3XE
UK
Contact person: Mr Robyn Gwilym
Telephone: +44 7773578363
E-mail: robyn.gwilym@star-procurement.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD34
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.stockport.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.stockport.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
3516: Provision of Forensic Toxicology Testing Services
Reference number: DN371928
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of an effective toxicology testing service that shall support the relevant HM Senior Coroner's compliance with the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, and the named borough’s continual commitment to the bereaved families of Greater Manchester.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
604 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111800
85111810
85121200
85145000
85148000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD34
UKD35
UKD37
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The services required under this Framework Agreement will be for the provision of:
— Standard Drug Test (SDT) (as set out in Annex A),
— alcohol only testing,
— SDT and alcohol testing,
— quantitative analysis of drugs detected.
On samples collected from the above mortuaries.
In addition to the tests listed above, the supplier shall undertake special analytical tests on the samples to test for substances not covered by the tests above as requested by the relevant senior coroner or coroner officer from time to time.
The supplier shall be responsible for arranging the courier of samples from the public mortuary/hospital to the supplier’s premises.
Where requested by the next of kin, the supplier shall be responsible for the return courier of samples to the Public Mortuary.
The supplier is responsible for the disposal of samples where return courier is not required.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Outline
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Key personnel
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Equipment
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Transportation
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Verification of samples
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Continuous improvement
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The value below is the estimated framework spend over the duration of the framework.
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
Section V: Award of contract
Title: 3516: Provision of Forensic Toxicology Testing Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield
S5 7AU
UK
NUTS: UKD34
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:
: 604 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
STAR Procurement
Manchester
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/02/2019