Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
LISBURN ROAD
BELFAST
BT97AB
UK
Contact person: Norma Moore
E-mail: norma.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
STARLIMS Annual Maintenance and Support Contract
Reference number: DAC
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
STARLIMS Annual Maintenance and Support Contract
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
STARLIMS Annual Maintenance and Support Contract
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
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
Negotiated procedure without prior publication
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:
No other reasonable alternative exists for this procurement, this system is critical to service delivery in Belfast Health and Social Care Trust laboratories. Competition is absent for technical reasons as Abbott Informatics have exclusive rights over the software, licences and updates for this system. A tender process that encompasses the functionality of this software has been awarded. This contract is required in the interim to cover the transitional period and a replacement in the short-term is not a reasonable alternative as it would require extensive ICT infrastructure, validation and integration work that would result in significant disruption and lead to disproportionate technical difficulties that would impact on the Trusts ability to provide a Laboratory Service and thus have a major and critical impact on the Trust's ability to deliver patient care. The wider market was consulted as part of the tender process. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: DAC
Title: STARLIMS Annual Maintenance and Support Contract
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
13/10/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Abbott Informactics Europe Ltd
Crossgate House, Sale
Cheshire
M33 7FT
UK
NUTS: UKD6
Internet address(es)
URL: www.abbott.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 250 000.00 GBP
Total value of the concession/lot:
250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Belfast
BT8 8BH
UK
E-mail: norma.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/10/2021