Official UK procurement notice
Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) to provide support for patients identified with symptoms associated with bowel cancer.
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of goods and services to support faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) from Alpha Laboratories to support All Wales testing for patients identified in primary and secondary care as having symptoms associated with bowel cancer.
CPV: Laboratory reagents
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Apr 2021, 13:34 BST
- Last source update
- 5 May 2023, 10:29 BST
- Authority reference
PHW-STA-555- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012895- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a993Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
In order to enable the provision of the Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT), to support all Wales testing for patients identified as having symptoms associated with bowel cancel, Public Health Wales would like to inform the market that under Regulation 32 (2) (C)of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015(PCR’s) as detailed in UK Government guidance PPN01/20 they are awarding the contract to Alpha Laboratories. The trust has met the criteria for awarding a contract under this regulation due to the disruption to patient care and services that COVID-19 poses to the population of Wales.
- Review procedure
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales Trust will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:131351)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Laboratories LimitedSME | £298,880 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Alpha Laboratories LimitedSME | £298,880 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008738-2021-PHW-STA-555-1 · Alpha Laboratories LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2021
- Value
- £298,880
- Status
- active
Contract 012895-2023-PHW-STA-555-1 · Alpha Laboratories LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2021
- Value
- £298,880
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alpha Laboratories LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.