Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Dorothy Gardiner Unit, Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Belfast
BT8 8BH
UK
Contact person: Norma Moore
Telephone: +44 2895045210
E-mail: norma.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net
NUTS: UKN0
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do
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
Maintenance Contract for Leica Cytovision Scanning System
Reference number: STA7966
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Maintenance contract for Leica Cytovision scanning system.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
80 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Maintenance contract for Leica Cytovision scanning system.
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
No other reasonable alternative exists for this procurement as Leica have exclusive rights over the maintenance, updates and licences for this system which is critical to patient care and service delivery.The replacement of which would require infrastructure, ICT and extensive validation work that would result in significant disruption and disproportionate technical difficulties that would impact on the Trusts ability to deliver services. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement. This is an interim measure as a tender is currently being progressed.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 238-584849
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: STA7966
Title: Maintenance Contract for Leica Cytovision Scanning System
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/01/2020
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
Leica Microsystems UK Ltd
Woodlands Business Park, Larch House, Breckland, Linford Wood
Milton Keynes
MK14 6FG
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.leica.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 80 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Dorothy Gardiner Unit, Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Belfast
BT8 8BH
UK
Telephone: +44 2895045210
E-mail: norma.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/01/2020