Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
E-mail: nwssp.procurementcataloguepathology@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
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
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Microbiology Single Testing Platform for the Welsh Blood Service
Reference number: WBS-OJEU-36695
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A managed service contract for a microbiology single testing platform and assays for the Welsh Blood Service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 215 910.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL15
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement is for a single platform Microbiology Test System as a managed service agreement, this agreement is to include hardware, software, firm ware, training system interfaces infrastructure changes, instillation works and maintenance and support for the lifetime of the contract.
Test kits required are HBsAg, HCV ab/ag, HIV Ab/ag, antibody to Syphilis, anti-HTLV I/II, antibody to Malaria, anti HBc, anti-CMV and capability of the system to test for future emerging transfusion transmissible pathogens. Therefore the capacity to run further tests if/when required.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 50
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:
2018/S 012-023161
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: WBS-OJEU-36695
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2
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
Abbott Laboratories Ltd
Abbott House, Vanwall Business Park
Maidenhead
SL6 4XE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 215 910.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:141441)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/05/2024