Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Work and Pensions
West Street
Sheffield
S1 4EP
UK
Telephone: +44 1142943469
E-mail: BUSHRA.HUSSAIN1@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
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
Social protection
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DNA Parentage Testing Service
Reference number: 19925
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85145000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A fundamental principle of the Child Maintenance Group (CMG) is to provide services that support separated families by assisting with the payment of maintenance between parents for their children.
The Department uses DNA matching to confirm parentage where this has been questioned. During the lifecycle of a Child Maintenance application a Non Resident Parent / Paying Parent can dispute that they are the parent of a child named on an application and can choose to proceed with a DNA test through CMG’s accredited testing provider or to arrange their own private DNA test with a Ministry of Justice accredited testing provider.
Results from DNA testing enable CMG to confirm parentage and progress maintenance applications, securing payments for children from separated families.
Approximately 40% of the contract is paid by CMG with the remaining 60% paid by the customer at the point of access.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 934 322.50
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Unit 16, Blacklands Way, Abingdon, OX14 1DY.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To carryout DNA testing on behalf of DWP to allow the department to use DNA matching to identify and confirm parentage where this has been questioned.
The estimated volumes of referrals for DNA testing for the 2012 Scheme are 200 cases per month, 2,400 cases per year (approximately 7200 tests).
The estimated volumes for the 1993/2003 Scheme is 5 cases per month, 60 cases per year (approximately 180 tests).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Delivery and implementation
/ Weighting: 30 %
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 10 %
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Technology and security
/ Weighting: 15 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
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
Open procedure
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
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:
2017/S 164-338582
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: n/a
Contract No: 19925
Title: DNA Parentage Testing Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Orchid Cellmark Limited
04045527
Abingdon Business Park, 16 Blacklands Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DY
Oxfordshire
OX14 1DY
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:
: 2 321 187.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Work and Pensions
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/03/2018