Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
52 Research Avenue
Edinburgh
EH14 4BE
UK
Telephone: +44 1313145522
E-mail: gordon.dickson@nhs.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotblood.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12722
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
Managed Service Microbiology Test Kits
Reference number: NP5019/14
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50421000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority requires a fully integrated microbiology testing system including all the mandatory and
discretionary microbiology testing within a managed service. This includes the assays, instrumentation
and data management software to deliver a final result to the Authority’s information management
system(s).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
283 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
SNBTS
Jack Copland Centre
52 Research Avenue
Edinburgh
EH14 4AP
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
SNBTS collects approximately 160,000 blood and tissue donations each year, these are tested at the Jack Copland Centre in Edinburgh within the Manufacturing Department of SNBTS. The Manufacturing Department performs a wide range of testing services; these include the large-scale serological screening of blood and tissue donations for microbiological markers such as HBsAg, HCV, HIV and Syphilis. Discretionary testing of HTLV, HBc and CMV. There is also a requirement for smaller scale screening for malaria antibodies on selected donations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
A project to replace the current contract is currently underway however due to the time that it takes to conduct a procurement exercise, delays have been encountered and have meant that a short extension is required to ensure continuity of testing. This extension will be for a 4 month period.
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:
2024/S 000-030123
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NP5019/14
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/09/2024
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: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Abbott
Abbott House, Vanwall Business Park
Vanwall Road
SL6 4XE
UK
Telephone: +44 353874060184
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:
: 283 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:780833)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Parliament House, Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/10/2024