Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
City Road
London
EC1V 2PD
UK
Telephone: +44 2072533411
E-mail: helpdesk@nhspps.net
Fax: +44 2074908283
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Supply of donated eye tissue used for corneal transplantation and other surgery.
Reference number: CA10494 - MS6514
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33184100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Supply of donated eye tissue used for corneal transplantation and other surgery.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 620 800.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
London
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
At present the Eye bank orders human eye tissue from accredited external suppliers whom consent, retrieve, process and transport material to the Moorfields Lions Eye Bank in accordance to national and international standards.
The Eye Bank assures all eye tissue products are procured to satisfy the expectations of both our service users and patients whilst in full compliance to applicable regulations and standards as prescribed by the Human Tissue Authority.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: cost
/ Weighting: 100.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
36 month(s) from the commencement date, with 24 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)
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:
Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market
Explanation
There is immense corneal tissue shortage both nationally and internationally. Despite the UK supplying us with limited tissues, they are not in a position to provide us with specialised tissues which can only be sourced from a Third Country supplier. Rocky Mountains Lions Eye Bank are currently on our licence for import.
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:
2022/S 000-012648
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA10494
Title: Supply of donated eye tissue used for corneal transplantation and other surgery.
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/06/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank
1675 Aurora Court, E.I. 2049, Mail Stop F751
Aurora
80045
UK
Telephone: +44 7208483937
E-mail: info@corneas.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.corneas.org
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank
1675 Aurora Court, E.I. 2049, Mail Stop F751
Aurora
80045
UK
Telephone: +44 7208483937
E-mail: info@corneas.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.corneas.org
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 241 600.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
There is immense corneal tissue shortage both nationally and internationally and this has been raised on Safeguard Corporate risk register. Despite the UK supplying us with limited tissues, they are not in a position to provide us with specialised tissues which can only be sourced from a Third Country supplier. Rocky Mountains Lions Eye Bank (RMLEB) is classified as a Third Country supplier and are currently on our licence for import.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 20794760000
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 20794760000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 20794760000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/06/2022