HLA TISSUE TYPING FOR BONE MARROW VOLUNTEER DONORS PERFORMED BY 3RD PARTY SUPPLIER

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Awarded value£140,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Mar 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Histogenetics2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The unrelated bone marrow volunteer donors are recruited at blood session and added to the donor panel, the HLA tissue typing is outsourced to a 3rd party supplier. The Tissue typing is critical to the matching of a donor with a patient and hence the provision of a life-saving stem cell transplant. The service provided is HLA tissue typing for all relevant genetic markers to facilitate a stem cell transplant. The supplier provides CCR5 testing CCR5 testing (mutation called delta 32 that is protective against the common HIV virus strains)

CPV: Blood-testing reagents

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales · Welsh Blood Service Talbot Green Pontyclun CF72 9WB

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: 10 Mar 2021, 09:16 GMT
Last source update: 2 Jul 2024, 13:24 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-020107
Classification (CPV): Blood-testing reagents
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029a1f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: As an international stem cell registry the WBMDR has been working hard to maintain the provision of stem cell products to facilitate transplants locally and globally during this COVID-19 pandemic. We have experienced many challenges such as reducing donor exposure, international flight quarantine, grounding of commercial flights, using freight and cargo flight to transport stem cells (HTA full knowledge), transportation of cryopreserved stem cells to name but a few. Unfortunately, reacting to these changes and implementing safe and viable alternative processes has taken up a great deal of time and the fact that we are working with European registries on this tender process, who have themselves experienced the same COVID related issues, has meant that progress has been limited. This is therefore an interim arrangement whilst a re-tendering process is undertaken.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Velindre NHS Trust 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:142665)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £140,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 9 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Histogenetics	£140,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Histogenetics	£140,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004782-2021-1 · Histogenetics
Signed
9 Mar 2021
Value
£140,000
Status
active
Contract 020107-2024-1 · Histogenetics
Signed
9 Mar 2021
Value
£140,000
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

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HistogeneticsAwarded supplier 300 Executive Blvd, Ossining/NY, US, 10562Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.