Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Medicines Discovery Catapult
Block 35, Mereside, Alderley Park
Cheshire
SK104ZF
UK
Contact person: Ms Laura Hough
Telephone: +44 1625708394
E-mail: laura.hough@md.catapult.org.uk
NUTS: UKD62
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://md.catapult.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://md.catapult.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Research - Medical
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research - Medical
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pathology Equipment for PCR Testing
Reference number: DN558694
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) is a national facility for collaborative R&D exploring and developing new approaches to the discovery and proof of well targeted medicines, diagnostics and biomarkers. Funded by Innovate UK, an agency of the UK government, MDC are an independent not-for-profit company bringing together a fragmented UK sector of industry, academia, charities, technologists, services, finance companies, SMEs and start-ups who together can turn good science into new, high value products. By sharing problems, rare expertise and assets we support the growth of this new community through a time of radical business and national change.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD62
Main site or place of performance:
Medicines Discovery Catapult Services Ltd
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Medicines Discovery Catapult Services Ltd (MDCS) has agreed a contract with SynLab Laboratory Services (SynLab) for the MDCS to provide SynLab with SARS-CoV-2 tests. The agreement also includes agreement for SynLab to lease to a potential purchase the below equipment to MDCS, for a value in the region of £200,000.00:
Thermo Fisher Life Technologies - KF FLX 96 DEEP, SMST, 1YZG11 Quantity 2
Thermo Fisher Life Technologies - CORD,PWR 10A/240V-C13-UK 2.5M Quantity 2
Thermo Fisher Life Technologies QSTUDIO 7 FLX, 384W INST,LPTP Quantity 1
Thermo Fisher Life Technologies 384-WELL CALIBRATION INSTALL KIT Quantity 1
Thermo Fisher Life Technologies POWER CORD-UK EACH Quantity 1
Thermo Fisher Life Technologies 1 DAY REAL TIME PCR TRAINING AT CUSTOMER SITE
Thermo Fisher Life Technologies ASSURANCE,QSTUDIO7FLEX Quantity 1
Thermo Fisher Life Technologies 384WELL CALIBRATOR W/ABY DYE Quantity 1
Thermo Fisher Life Technologies384WELL CALIBRATOR Quantity 1
Thermo Fisher Scientific BSC Herasafe 2030i 1.5m incUVC, stand, frame, delivery, commissioning, KSN Top box Quantity 2
Cepheid GeneXpert: GXIV‐4‐L‐10C Description GeneXpert IV Laptop ‐ 4 Modules ‐ 10 colours
(including 1 years service agreement) Quantity 1
Capheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 20 kits Quantity 1
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
II.2.14) Additional information
https://md.catapult.org.uk/
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
Medicines Discovery Catapult Services Ltd (MDCS) has agreed a contract with SynLab Laboratory Services (SynLab) for the MDCS to provide SynLab with SARS-CoV-2 tests. The intention is that SynLab will utilise the MDCS as a referral laboratory to assist with analysing of Sars-CoV-2 Samples. The MDCS will be analysing the Samples provided to it following the Sars-CoV-2 Tests using equipment owned and provided by the SynLab as per the Equipment Hire Agreement dated 10th June 2021 the MDCS have the option to purchase the equipment at the end of the contract.
A condition of the contract is that the MDCS must operate the Thermo Fisher Life Technologies Equipment which in turn requires the use of specific reagents for PCR COVID testing.
The MDCS must operate the Thermo Fisher Life Technologies equipment and relevant reagents to ensure that the analysis being carried out on the biological samples provided by SynLab will produce data that is compliant with our current UKAS accreditation.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Pathology Equipment for PCR Testing
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/06/2021
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
SYNLAB Laboratory Services
2 Portman Street, London
W1H 6DU
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:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd
Macclesfield
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd
Macclesfield
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
https://md.catapult.org.uk/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd
Macclesfield
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/07/2021