CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Supply of an Automated Molecular Diagnostics Service.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3LY.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Supply of an Automated Molecular Diagnostics Service.

The Department of Clinical Microbiology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth is awarding this contract to to provide a range of automated equipment and assay test reagents to support its diagnostic molecular service.

The platforms will comprise of extraction and detection systems for quantitation of blood borne viruses and qualitative assays for a range of bacterial / viral nucleic acids, for example, Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, common respiratory viruses, gastrointestinal pathogens, viruses associated with central nervous system infections, eye infections and Herpes simplex virus from a variety of clinical specimen types. In addition, the contract will cover non-microbiology targets including haematology gene mutation, cytology HPV and histopathology oncology markers. The above list is likely to expand over the life of the contract as new assays / targets are developed.

The contract will run for a minimum of 5 years with 2 optional 12 month extensions, NHS Standard Terms and Conditions will be applicable.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

F8410

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice