Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Biobank Ltd
1-2 Spectrum Way, Adswood
Stockport
SK3 0SA
UK
Telephone: +44 1614755386
E-mail: tenders@ukbiobank.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA25607
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Informatics Service
Reference number: UKBB008
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
UK Biobank is issuing this tender to invite bids to supply large-scale, specialist Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Vanguard Informatics, for provision of services for core informatics, sample QA/QC and batch reporting, and cohort QA/QC and processing of data to make them research ready, for up to 44,800 genomes.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD35
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
UK Biobank is seeking to put in place specialist informatics for the Whole Genome Sequencing vanguard phase, by which the sequencing data generated can be appropriately:
— received, reviewed for data and meta-data quality and integrity, and accepted,
— processed to derive sample-level outputs that will maximise utility to the research community, and
— integrated and quality-controlled at the cohort-level to prepare a research-ready dataset (for example, appropriate for genome-wide association analysis or rare-variant burden testing using common tools).
The successful supplier will receive sequencing output, process these data based on the requirements outlined within this technical specification, and provide deliverable data back to UK Biobank.
UK Biobank has tendered separately for research data storage services to provide long-term storage, access and distribution of these data to the research community and this is outside the scope of services requested here.
The successful supplier must have experience of, and capacity to, supporting projects that involved Informatics services at scale.
During the course of service delivery, industry developments and advice from UK Biobank’s WGS Expert Working Group may suggest changes to the file formats used and/or aspects of the pipeline configuration (both minor and major versions changes and/or alternative or additional pipelines). The successful supplier will need to be able to accommodate any such changes (and which would be agreed and implemented through the project’s change control process).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical requirements
/ Weighting: 35
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Cohort-Level QA/QC and Research Readiness
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The initial contract term will be 1 year, with the contract starting in March 2019 and the last samples anticipated being sent to the supplier in January 2020. Contract extension may be needed to allow for completion of all informatics for all 44 800 samples.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
26/02/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
24/05/2019
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
26/02/2019
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The full tender documents can be downloaded from www.mytenders.co.uk. Completed bids must be submitted though the www.mytenders.co.uk portal.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders website at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=214265
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility.
A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders website at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=214642
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(MT Ref:214642)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Biobank Ltd
1-2 Spectrum Way, Adswood
Stockport
SK3 0SA
UK
Telephone: +44 1614755386
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/01/2019