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: Procurement Operations
E-mail: procurement.operations@dhsc.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
Provision of a Single Cell Sorter
Reference number: C250293
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38434510
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Awarding a contract to Bio-Techne LTD for a supply contract for a Single Cell Sorter for Chilton site.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
140 166.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI42
Main site or place of performance:
UKHSA - Chilton<br/>Harwell Campus<br/>Didcot<br/>Oxford<br/>OX11 0RQ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for protecting every member of every community from the impact of infectious diseases, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents and other health threats. UKHSA was formed in April 2021.<br/><br/>The UKHSA requires a Supplier to provide a Single Cell Detector. We ran an open procedure and received two compliant bids back, on the basis that Bio Techne Ltd are the highest bidder we are proposing awarding to them.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Technical Questions
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option within the contract will be included for service and maintenance , 10 years.
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-031329
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
28/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BIO-TECHNE LTD
02490104
19 Barton Lane, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon
OX14 3NB
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
Internet address(es)
URL: www.bio-techne.com
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:
140 166.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
140 166.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/02/2024