Official UK procurement notice
CLI-OJEU-50937 Ultra-High Resolution Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing for the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNWSSP Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, and the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR), part of Welsh Blood Service, are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to perform Ultra-High Resolution HLA Typing.
The Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR) recruits volunteer donors via blood sample and cheek swab (buccal swab) to support stem cell transplantation. The WBMDR has different typing and testing requirements depending on sample type:
For whole blood samples: We require Ultra High Resolution (UHR) HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, DPA1, DPB1 and DRB3/4/5 HLA typing. The provision of CCR5 testing from whole blood samples is desirable.
For cheek swab samples: We require Ultra High Resolution (UHR) HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, DPA1, DPB1 and DRB3/4/5 HLA typing as well as ABO/Rh and CMV testing.
Please refer to the Specification within the Invitation to Tender document.
CPV: Blood analysis services · Medical specialist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services hosted by Velindre…AwardedRenewalPublished value£960,000
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust is looking to award a contract for Ultra-High Resolution Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing for the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (a division of Welsh Blood Service) by inviting Bidders to tender for this ITT.
The WBMDR oversees the recruitment of unrelated bone marrow volunteer donors and has an agreed target of recruiting 4000 new donors to the WBMDR stem cell donor panel each year.
Bidders must be able to deliver the HLA types of at least 4000 stem cell donors per annum at ultra-high resolution typing level for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQB1 and DPB1 using next generation sequencing approach. Bidders must be able to deliver the HLA types of at least 4,000 stem cell donors per annum at allele level typing level for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQB1 and DPB1 using a next generation sequencing approach (NGS).
Please refer to the Specification found at Appendix A of the ITT document for full information.
The contract will be for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further two (2) years (maximum five year contract).
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Core Requirements: 20%
- HLA Result Reporting: 10%
- Novel HLA Alleles: 5%
- Timescales/Key Performance indicators: 5%
- Service Levels & Performance: 10%
- Reporting of Results: 10%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (7)
- Core Requirements: 20
- HLA Result Reporting: 10
- Novel HLA Alleles: 5
- Timescales/Key Performance indicators: 5
- Service Levels & Performance: 10
- Reporting of Results: 10
- Price: 40
- Suitability
As set out in ITT documents
- Technical & professional ability
Must be accredited to the standards set out within the procurement documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Jul 2022, 14:08 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2023, 15:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CLI-OJEU-50937- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021865- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035688Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:133598)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Mar 2023, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
21 Nov 2022 → 27 Jul 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected21 Nov 2022
- Submission deadline7 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Mar 2023, 12:30 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published27 Jul 2023, 15:49 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jan 2023- Published value updated to £960,00025 Jan 2023, 14:46 GMTwas £1,120,000
- Status changed to active25 Jan 2023, 14:46 GMT
- Procurement method changed25 Jan 2023, 14:46 GMT
- Deadline published: 7 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT25 Jan 2023, 14:46 GMT
- Buyer details updated25 Jan 2023, 14:46 GMT
- Status changed to complete27 Jul 2023, 15:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histogenetics | £843,950 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021865-2023-CLI-OJEU-50937-1 · Histogenetics
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2023
- Value
- £843,950
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Procurement Services hosted by Velindre… | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £843,950 – £3,770,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HistogeneticsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria