Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
DVLA
Commercial Directorate, C1, Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK
Contact person: Stephanie Leddy
Telephone: +44 1792788438
E-mail: CDMS@dvla.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Central Government
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Laboratory Services
Reference number: PS/18/200
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The DVLA is seeking to award a contract for the following services to one prime contractor:
— accurate and confidential urine screen and confirmation services for drugs of abuse, and
— carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) blood sample screening and confirmation services.
The test results of these services will aide DVLA's Drivers Medical department when making driving license decisions.
Suppliers may consider consortiums and or sub-contracting with small and medium enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery.
DVLA encourages open, fair and transparent procurement and omission from any part of the Department's market engagement exercise shall not be taken into account in any subsequent procurement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 224 827.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111800
85111810
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As in Section II.1.4)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 35
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
The estimated value of GBP 5 200 000 is inclusive of the extension options.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 216-493979
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PS/18/200
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SYNLAB Laboratory Services Ltd
03216065
Unit A1 Gavenny Court, Brecon Road
Abergavenny
NP7 7RX
UK
NUTS: UKL18
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 224 827.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.Following a successful supplier day in January 2019 a strategic decision was made by DVLA to award a contract for the services to one prime contractor.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).
However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-202035-PRO-16114936
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
DfT
Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK
Telephone: +44 1792788438
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2020