Official UK procurement notice
Glucose/Ketone EQA Vials · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Weqas who operates as an independent organisation, hosted by Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board. Weqas were seeking to establish a contract for Glucose/Ketone EQA Vials (previously known as Dropper Bottles).
Weqas is one of the largest External Quality Assessment providers in the UK, with over 50 years of experience in delivering global Quality Assurance Programmes in Laboratory Medicine.
Weqas operates at Unit 6, Parc Ty Glas, Cardiff.
The majority of Weqas' EQA material is manufactured in-house, and the items sought below are necessary for the production of the Glucose & Ketone EQA material. These products are utilised in a semi automated dispensing system, therefore, there are specific requirements to enable them to be used with this system, as stated in each indivdual lot specification within the tender documents.
Item 1 – LDPE Dropper Bottle Cylinder Round Natural
Item 2 – Extended Control Dropper Tip LDPE Natural
Item 3 – Dropper Tip Cap (any colour)
CPV: Bottles
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Supply Only of Dropper BottlesAwarded
This contract is for the provision of Glucose and Ketone EQA material supplied in dropper bottles.
Lot #2Supply and Fill of Dropper bottles and Material (provided by Weqas)
This lot is for the supply and fill of Dropper bottles with the material provided by Weqas.
Lot #3Dropper bottle supply and filling with material provided by Weqas, plus labelling of finished product
This contract is for the Dropper bottle supply, filling with material provided by Weqas and labelling of finished product.
Lot #4Provision of Glucose & Ketone EQA material supplied in dropper bottles
This contract is for the provision of Glucose and Ketone EQA material supplied in dropper bottles.
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 (2)
- Qualitative: 60%
- Financial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative: 60
- Financial: 40
- 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
- Goods
- 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
- 9 Feb 2021, 09:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2021, 11:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CAV-OJEU-PROJECT46483- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025810- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029163Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:114925)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 450 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Mar 2021 → 15 Oct 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published15 Oct 2021, 11:25 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2021, 11:25 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Supply Only of Dropper Bottles1 award | |||
| Eurotrol B.V. | £700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 025810-2021-CAV-OJEU-PROJECT46483-1 · Eurotrol B.V.
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2021
- Value
- £700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply Only of Dropper Bottles | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HIgh CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Eurotrol B.V.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria