Alcohol Testing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£19,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Feb 2023no call for competition

Awarded to MEDACX Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The objective of the Alcohol Testing contract is to supply an on-site point of contact Breath Alcohol Screening Testing System including all consumables e.g. mouthpieces for use within both a custodial setting and in the community by providers of probation services

CPV: Drug detection apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Feb 2023, 15:12 GMT
Last source update: 23 Feb 2023, 15:12 GMT
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-005450
Classification (CPV): Drug detection apparatus
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ab81 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Authority ran a Request for Quotation (RFQ) exercise with the Suppliers who's supplies are currently in place within the Establishments. This is in line with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Section 32, Additional grounds relevant to public supply contracts:
(5) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public supply contracts—
(b)for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance;

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £19,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Feb 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MEDACX LimitedSMEThe Provision of Alcohol Testing	£19,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

The Provision of Alcohol Testing · MEDACX LimitedSME
Signed
21 Feb 2023
Value
£19,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safety 1st Floor, 5 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4APContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MedacxAwarded supplier Alexander House, 60-62 Station Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, UK, PO11 0EL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.