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
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK
Contact person: Procurement Operations
E-mail: Procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
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 Lateral Flow testing devices for the detection of COVID-19 viral antigens
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33141625
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Mass testing using lateral flow testing kits (LFTs) for the detection of Covid-19 viral antigens has become a key part of protecting the economy and saving lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Omicron outbreak and its high transmissibility, which was not foreseeable by UKHSA, has led to a significant and urgent surge in demand for LFTs. As a result, it was necessary to fully utilise the supply of LFTs available under tender C40441 and then increase the volume of LFTs available under that tender. In accordance with the allocation mechanism set out in the ITT, and following this modification, UKHSA entered into a contract with Innova Medical Group Inc on 17 December 2021 for the supply of LFTs.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
322 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Mass testing using lateral flow testing kits (LFTs) for the detection of Covid-19 viral antigens has become a key part of protecting the economy and saving lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. UKHSA has ensured the supply of LFTs by implementing a Dynamic Purchasing System (as advertised in a contract notice on the Find a Tender Service with reference C22033 on 5 March 2021). Further to that DPS, UKHSA published an Invitation to Tender on 27 July 2021 with reference C40441 for the supply of up to 600 million LTFs in packs of 7. This tender concluded and contracts were awarded in September 2021. <br/>The Omicron outbreak and its high transmissibility, which was not foreseeable by UKHSA, has led to a significant and urgent surge in demand for LFTs. As a result, it was necessary to fully utilise the supply of LFTs available under tender C40441 and then increase the volume of LFTs available under that tender to 713,500,000. This was necessary to ensure continuing supply of LFTs to the public, as any delay would risk the current stock of LFTs being exhausted thereby introducing a significant risk to public health. This modification (in the form of increased volume available under the tender) does not alter the overall nature of the contracts let under the tender process. <br/>In accordance with the allocation mechanism set out in the ITT, and following this modification, UKHSA entered into a contract with Innova Medical Group Inc on 17 December 2021 for the supply of LFTs. This order was made up of volume anticipated under the original tender as well as additional volume available as a result of this modification. The total value of both elements was £322,500,000. The increase in price as a result of the modification does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contracts let under the original tender process.<br/>No further tender process was required to implement this modification because it meets the requirements set out in Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the reasons set out in this notice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 30%
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 70%
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
A dynamic purchasing system was set up
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:
2021/S 000-004511
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
17/12/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
INNOVA MEDICAL GROUP INC.
800 E. Colorado Blvd., Ste 288, Pasadena, California
Pasadena
91101
US
NUTS: US
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:
322 500 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
322 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/01/2022