Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Bromley
Civic Centre, Stockwell Close
Bromley
BR1 3UH
UK
E-mail: procurement@bromley.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.bromley.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Point of Care Testing to Support the NHS Health Checks Programme.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Point of Care Testing (POCT) is used for the cholesterol and HbA1C blood tests which are an integral part of the NHS Health Check programme. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the NHS Health Check is a mandatory Public Health function managed by the Public Health Team. Please note this is a contract award notice and further expressions of interest are not invited.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
Main site or place of performance:
Kent.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Point of Care Testing (POCT) is used for the cholesterol and HbA1C blood tests which are an integral part of the NHS Health Check programme. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the NHS Health Check is a mandatory Public Health function managed by the Public Health Team.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provides for the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication. Paragraph 32(5) (b) provides for the additional deliveries by the original provider which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installation where a change of provider would oblige the Council to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
Regulation 32 (6) provides that in the case of paragraph (5)(b) the duration of the contract, as well as that of recurrent contracts, shall not, unless in exceptional circumstances exceed 3 years.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/04/2017
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: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alere Ltd
Alere Ltd, Pepper Road, Hazel grove
Stockport
SK7 5BW
UK
NUTS: UKD6
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a contract award notice. The Council is not seeking expressions of interest.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=283636423
GO Reference: GO-20171019-PRO-11227147.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand, Holborn
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand, Holborn
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/10/2017