Contract notice
Section I: Contracting 
        authority        
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  Procurement and Logistics Service
  Supplies Centre Gransha Hospital Clooney Road
  Derry
  BT47 6YZ
  UK
  
            E-mail: palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
  A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road
  Belfast
  BT9 7AB
  UK
  
            E-mail: palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  Northern Health and Social Care Trust
  Bretten Hall, Bush Road
  Antrim
  BT41 2RL
  UK
  
            E-mail: palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  Southern Health and Social Care Trust
  Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road
  Portadown
  BT63 5QQ
  UK
  
            E-mail: palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
  Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Rd
  Belfast
  BT16 1RH
  UK
  
            E-mail: palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  Western Health and Social Care Trust
  Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Glenshane Road
  Londonderry
  BT47 6SB
  UK
  
            E-mail: palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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
Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy Testing
II.1.2) Main CPV code
  38000000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Supplies
  II.1.4) Short description
  Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy Testing
  II.1.5) Estimated total value
  Value excluding VAT: 
			3 998 012.51 
			  GBP
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        Yes
      
  
                    Tenders may be submitted for maximum 2 lots
                  
 
II.2) Description
  
          Lot No: 1
  
    II.2.1) Title
    OPTION A
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    38300000
    38550000
    33600000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UK
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy Testing
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    Criteria below:
    
                    Quality criterion: Quality
                    / Weighting: 40
    
                    Cost criterion: Price
                    / Weighting: 60
    II.2.6) Estimated value
    Value excluding VAT: 
			3 998 012.51 
			  GBP
    II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
    
                Duration in months: 60
    
                  This contract is subject to renewal: No
                
    II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
    II.2.10) Information about variants
    
            Variants will be accepted:
            
              No
            
    II.2.11) Information about options
    
            Options:
            
              Yes
            
    Description of options:
    Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 60 months
    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
    This contract is by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health and Social. Care Trust and Western Health and Social Care Trust.
   
  
          Lot No: 2
  
    II.2.1) Title
    OPTION B
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    38300000
    38550000
    33600000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UK
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Urinalysis and Urine Pregnancy Testing
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    Criteria below:
    
                    Quality criterion: Quality
                    / Weighting: 40
    
                    Cost criterion: Price
                    / Weighting: 60
    II.2.6) Estimated value
    Value excluding VAT: 
			3 998 012.51 
			  GBP
    II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
    
                Duration in months: 60
    
                  This contract is subject to renewal: No
                
    II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
    II.2.10) Information about variants
    
            Variants will be accepted:
            
              No
            
    II.2.11) Information about options
    
            Options:
            
              Yes
            
    Description of options:
    Option to extend for any period(s) up to and including 60 months.
    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
    This contract is by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and. Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health and Social. Care Trust and Western Health and Social Care Trust.
   
 
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
  III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
  Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
  Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
 
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
  2024/S 000-008838
  IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
  
              Date:
              24/03/2025
  
                Local time: 15:00
  IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
  EN
  IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
  
                Tender must be valid until:
                31/10/2025
  IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
  
              Date:
              24/03/2025
  
              Local time: 15:30
 
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
          This is a recurrent procurement:
          
        No
      
VI.3) Additional information
In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is.. not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1.
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    Business Services Organisation, PaLS
    77 Boucher Crescent
    Belfast
    Bt12 6HU
    UK
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/02/2025