Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 7 Jul 2021, 16:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Niox Vero Devices - University of Aberdeen

Official notice

Authority: University of Aberdeen (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Scotland (UKM50)

Awarded value£210,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Jul 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Circassia Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Niox Vero devices and consumables to measure adherence to inhaled steriods used to treat asthma.

CPV: Medical equipments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Under Regulation 33 (1) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015,…Awarded

Under Regulation 33 (1) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without the prior publication in the case of a public contract, based on the following justification:

A contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases—

(b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons—

(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons;

Explanation

The equipment is required for a follow on study on asthma attacks over 12 months. The results of this study must be comparable with the original study which used the same equipment.

The equipment incorporates a shorter test setting for younger children.

The Niox products are protected by a number of patents in the US, Europe and a range of other countries.

Delivery: Scotland

33100000 Medical equipments

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: 7 Jul 2021, 16:55 BST
Last source update: 7 Jul 2021, 16:55 BST
Authority reference: AU21/03
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-015757
Classification (CPV): Medical equipments
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c4ff Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons

Publisher note: (SC Ref:659480)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £210,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jul 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Circassia LimitedSME	£210,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 015757-2021-AU21/03-1 · Circassia LimitedSME
Signed
2 Jul 2021
Value
£210,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Aberdeen

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Office, King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 3FXContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Circassia LimitedAwarded supplier Northbrook house, Robert Robinson Avenue, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, UK, OX4 4GA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.