Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
E-mail: procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
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
Supply of Rapid-PCR Instruments, Reagents and Associated Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33124000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This procurement is essential in response to the extreme emergency related to increased demands across NHS pathology networks. Recent increases in positive cases proves that these goods and services are needed immediately in response to this crisis and instruments offered by the supplier need to be urgently deployed to help the NHS to deal with the immediate and next possible outbreaks.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
406 004 506.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33124000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is essential in response to the extreme emergency related to increased demands across NHS pathology networks. Recent increases in positive cases proves that these goods and services are needed immediately in response to this crisis and instruments offered by the supplier need to be urgently deployed to help the NHS to deal with the immediate and next possible outbreaks.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Additional CPV Codes:
• 38540000: Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring;
• 38900000: Miscellaneous testing or evaluation instruments.
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
1) The Covid-19 outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised Covid-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
2) DHSC needs to acquire POC testing goods as a matter of extreme urgency. The urgency is further amplified by the approaching flu season and the need for an immediate testing solution which allows medical practitioners to distinguish common flu or Covid-19;
3) DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:
A. as far as is strictly necessary: the Covid-19 outbreak is a public health emergency and urgent, rapidly increasing demands to support laboratories within NHS pathology networks. The products will be used by laboratories across NHS pathology networks for the priority use cases;
B. there are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: These tests are needed immediately in response to this crisis and need to be implemented to support the NHS’s ability to manage the increase of positive cases in hospitals, to be able to identify and treat Covid-19 positive patients and isolate them from other patients in hospitals. These allow NHS to save lives. If DHSC does not proceed with the purchase as soon as possible it is likely that this supply will be purchased by another country (due to high global demands);
C. the events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: the Commission itself confirmed: ‘The current Coronavirus crisis presents an extreme and unforeseeable urgency – precisely for such a situation our European rules enable public buyers to buy within a matter of days, even hours, if necessary.’ (Commissioner Breton, Internal Market, 1 April 2020);
D. it is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: due to the urgency of the situation there is no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation that would allow the NHS to secure delivery of a suitable, compliant product at required volumes as quickly as is needed. The supplier is required to start delivery of goods and services immediately. The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority – DHSC has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
28/09/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Primer Design Ltd
05228545
Unit 1 Watchmoor Point, Watchmoor Road, Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3AD
UK
E-mail: ajan.reginald@novacyt.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.primerdesign.co.uk/home
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 406 004 506.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/09/2020