Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Tayside
Ninewells Hospital
Dundee
DD1 9SY
UK
Contact person: Rebecca Cruickshanks
Telephone: +44 1312756840
E-mail: rcruickshanks@nhs.net
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00154
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
Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)
Reference number: NP1005-19
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71900000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The procurement project was seeking to lease laboratory equipment and to purchase consumables/reagents which will deliver an evaluative implementation of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) as a second line screen for the first and second trimester trisomy 21, 13 and 18 screening programme.
It aims to provide a better patient experience by improving the diagnostic performance of the screen with the offer of NIPT as a second line screen.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
940 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71900000
33140000
33100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM71
Main site or place of performance:
NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement was for services for a single supplier for the lease of equipment to undertake NIPT that focuses on T13, T18 and T21. The tender will include the following areas:
— NIPT testing equipment
— associated reagents and consumables
— complete IT solution for analysis, reporting and short-term data storage.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: 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.1.8) 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:
2019/S 148-364698
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NP1005-19
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Illumina Cambridge Ltd
Chesterford Research Park, Little Chesterford
Saffron Walden
CB10 1XL
UK
Telephone: +44 1223824907
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 940 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:617613)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dundee Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 6 West Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 9AD
UK
Telephone: +44 1382229961
E-mail: dundee@scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Court of Session
Parliament House, Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/03/2020