Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
DVLA
Longview Road
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK
Contact person: Kathryn Davey
Telephone: +44 1792786102
E-mail: CDMS@dvla.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Central Government
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Toxicology Screening Services
Reference number: PS/19/160
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71900000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DVLA's Drivers Medical Group (DMG) require the contract to provide continuity of service for efficient, accurate and confidential screening and confirmation services for drugs of abuse, to assist the DVLA in determining an applicant or licence holder's medical fitness to hold a driving licence.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
195 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DVLA are in the process of procuring the services via open competition, however, to ensure continuity of services during mobilisation and transition of the new services, which will include toxicology services and blood analysis, an additional 6 month contract was required with the incumbent provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 35
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
This 6 month contract has been awarded in accordance with the following area of the law in accordance with the directive:
32 (2) (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.
The current provider of the services is the only economic operator who can provide the services from March 2020 — September 2020 whilst mobilisation and transition of the services to a new contract (Toxicology and blood testing services under one provider) procured under open competition takes place.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PS/19/160
Title: Provision of Toxicology Screening Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/12/2019
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
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton Road
West Midlands
WV10 0QA
UK
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:
: 195 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=470640272
Go reference: GO-202026-PRO-15944900
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Department for Transport
Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/02/2020