Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 20 Apr 2021, 12:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NSSCOVID-19 -292 supply of Virus PCR Sample Solution (VPSS)

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£10,142,945published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2021no call for competition
Awarded to E&O Laboratories Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

for the supply and

delivery of VPSS tubes of virus inactivating media, associated colour-coded caps, shuttle packs for sample collection, and Lysis

buffer.

CPV: Medical consumables · Medical solutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to…Awarded

This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

This award has been approved for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority in line with Regulation 33(1)(c) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland

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
20 Apr 2021, 12:15 BST
Last source update
20 Apr 2021, 12:15 BST
Authority reference
NSSCOVID-19 -292
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008329
Classification (CPV)
Medical consumablesMedical solutions
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a7fa Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:651202)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,142,9451 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
E&O Laboratories Ltd£10,142,945 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • E&O Laboratories LtdAwarded supplier Burnhouse, Bonnybridge, UK, FK4 2HHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.