Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
DVLA
Commercial Directorate, C1, Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK
Contact person: Stephanie Leddy
Telephone: +44 1792788438
E-mail: CDMS@dvla.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swansea:-Pathology-services./6Z379C2826
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Central Government
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Laboratory Services
Reference number: PS/18/200
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The DVLA is seeking to award a contract for the following services to one prime contractor:
— accurate and confidential urine screen and confirmation services for drugs of abuse, and
— Carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) blood sample screening and confirmation services.
The test results of these services will aide DVLA's Drivers Medical department when making driving license decisions.
Suppliers may consider consortiums and or subcontracting with small and medium enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery.
DVLA encourages open, fair and transparent procurement and omission from any part of the Department's market engagement exercise shall not be taken into account in any subsequent procurement.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
5 200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111800
85111810
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As in Section II.1.4).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 35
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
5 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will be award for a period of three (3) years. There is provision in the contract to extend by a further two (2) years, to be determined on a 12 monthly basis.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
The estimated value of 5 200 000 GBP is inclusive of the extension options.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 216-493979
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
11/10/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
11/10/2019
Local time: 14:00
Place:
Swansea.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Following a successful supplier day in January 2019 a strategic decision was made by DVLA to award a contract for the services to one prime contractor.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).
However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swansea:-Pathology-services./6Z379C2826
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6Z379C2826
GO Reference: GO-2019911-PRO-15347180
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
DfT
Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea,
SA6 7JL
UK
Telephone: +44 1792788438
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/09/2019