Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for International Development
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G74 3AQ
UK
E-mail: Elaine-Collins@dfid.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM95
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development
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
Other: International Development
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Investment in Supply and Manufacture of Covid-19 Testing Kits
Reference number: DN114
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DFID are funding development and scale up of SARS CoV 2 diagnostic test/assay along with a battery-operated device to enable the tests to be carried out easily in developing countries. Due to the extreme urgency to develop and validate Covid-19 testing kits, The UK Government has authorised the procurement of these services through a direct award due to extreme urgency, this is permissible under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UK is a leading donor in coronavirus research for testing and developing a vaccine. In response to the urgent global need for Covid-19 testing DFID are funding the development and scale up of a SARS CoV 2 diagnostic test/assay and an independent, battery-operated device which will enable testing to be carried out easily in developing countries. Due to the extreme urgency to develop and validate Covid-19 testing kits, the UK Government has authorised the procurement of these services through a direct award. This is permissible under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c).
The programme of work aims to develop and validate a Covid-19 assay and a prototype battery operated device suitable for use in developing countries, with the work divided into three phases. Phase 1 (GBP 3.2 M) is to validate and manufacture up to 2 million molecular tests for Covid-19 which can be processed by existing PCR laboratory-based machines. Phase 2 and Phase 3 and any associated research and development will be managed by FIND (Foundation for Innovative Diagnostics). These phases will include the design, prototype and scale of the laboratory-independent, battery-operated device and associated C-19 cartridge test, removing the need for laboratory-based PCR machines and allowing rapid point-of-care testing, delivering an important primary benefit to the developing world.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Capability
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 0
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
Due to the exceptional circumstances of Covid-19 and extreme urgency required to develop and scale up SARS CoV 2 diagnostic test/assay along with a battery-operated device to enable the tests to be carried out easily in developing countries, a direct award to procure Phase 1 of these services has been invoked under regulation 32(2)(c).
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PROJ10128
Title: Investment in Supply and Manufacture of Covid-19 Testing Kits
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
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
QuantuMDX Group Ltd
Lugano Building, 57 Melbourne Street
Newcastle
NE1 2JQ
UK
NUTS: UKC2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Interntaional Development
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
E-mail: Elaine-Collins@dfid.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/05/2020