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Published 25 Mar 2022, 16:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Notice of Termination of Testing Solutions Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Dynamic marketGoodsRestricted procedure
Dynamic market estimate£2,000,000,000market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2024
Next notice expected 25 Mar 2022
Market period 2 yrsends 12 Jun 2024 · extension options published · starts 13 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKHSA is hereby giving notice of its termination of this DPS. The termination process will commence immediately upon the sending of this message, meaning the DPS Agreement will end on Monday 27th November 2023.<br/><br/>From the date of publication (26 October 2023) all pending applications are cancelled and no new applications will be reviewed.

CPV: Diagnostic kits · Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Market period
2 yrs from 13 Jun 2022

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1UKHSA intends to establish the DPS to help fulfil its requirement for the ongoing…Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£2,000,000,000

UKHSA intends to establish the DPS to help fulfil its requirement for the ongoing supply of additional Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Kits. UKHSA is therefore seeking applications from potential providers to be admitted to the DPS. UKHSA envisages that the DPS will be divided into the categories of products (Lots) with differential characteristics for the LFT and PCR lots (more fully described in the relevant Specifications). UKHSA currently intends to run procurements within the DPS to seek tenders from those providers who have qualified onto the DPS and whose kits fall within one or more of the relevant lots. Potential providers may join the DPS at any time up to the date the DPS expires so long as the potential provider meets the criteria stated in the documents found on the appointed esourcing platform (Atamis). If a potential provider meets the criteria for admission to the DPS and is appointed to a lot then it may be invited to tender for the award of one or more contracts. UKHSA envisages using specific criteria which may, where appropriate, be formulated more precisely in the Invitations to Tender for those procurements. <br/>For LFT requirements UKHSA does not seek to procure kits which are exclusively nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal or exclusively both. Additional information: For those procurements within the DPS, UKHSA envisage using criteria which may, where appropriate, be formulated more precisely in the Invitations to Tender for those procurements and may differ depending on Lot.

Contract period: 13 Jun 2022 – 12 Jun 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK, London · Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR
Extensions: The Authority reserves the right to renew.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    All criteria are stated in the procurement documents found on the appointed esourcing platform.

What this means for your bid
  • “Notice of Termination of Testing Solutions Dynamic Purchasing System…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Mar 2022, 16:45 GMT
Last source update
27 Oct 2023, 09:45 BST
Authority reference
2022/S 000-016129
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031717
Classification (CPV)
Diagnostic kitsPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0326a5 Find a Tender

Publisher note:  Response Deadline: 17 00 GMT, 11 April, 2022

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Admission period ends
12 Jun 2024
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Mar 2022 → 12 Jun 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    25 Mar 2022
  2. Contract starts
    13 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Oct 2023, 09:45 BST
  4. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Jun 2024
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    12 Jun 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2022
  1. Published value updated to £2,000,000,000
    13 Jun 2022, 12:30 BST
    was £500,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    13 Jun 2022, 12:30 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    13 Jun 2022, 12:30 BST
  4. Deadline published: 12 Jun 2024
    13 Jun 2022, 12:30 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    27 Oct 2023, 09:45 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextShort description · II.1.4.1This is a Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) on the feasibility and potential scope of the provision of complete and fully assembled COVID-19 sample collection kits for PCR testing from manufacturers. However, this PMC is not a call for competition.This is a Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) on the feasibility and potential scope of the provision of complete and fully assembled COVID-19 sample collection kits for PCR testing from manufacturers. However, this PMC is not a call for competition. Please click on the below link for the requirements document. https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/8d000000Hh2t/pEYAg2cUoq2hwIDx…
—TextII.1.1.1Testing Solutions Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)Notice of Termination of Testing Solutions Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
—TextII.1.4.1UKHSA intends to establish the DPS to help fulfil its requirement for the ongoing supply of additional Lateral Flow Testing and Polymerase Chain Reaction Kits .UKHSA is therefore seeking applications from potential providers to be admitted to the DPS. UKHSA envisages that the DPS will be divided into the categories of products (Lots) with differential characteristics (more fully described in the S…UKHSA is hereby giving notice of its termination of this DPS. The termination process will commence immediately upon the sending of this message, meaning the DPS Agreement will end on Monday 27th November 2023.From the date of publication all pending applications are cancelled and no new applications will be reviewed.
—Contract periodII.2.7.412 Jun 202427 Nov 2023-198 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-03: 1 release · 25 Mar 2022

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, London, SW1P 3JRContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria