PHE_Purchase of RapiPREP Nucleic Acid Extraction Kit

Official notice

Authority: Public Health England

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Dec 2020no call for competition

Awarded to Microsensdx Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UK Government must protect the health and wellbeing of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.

PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). This urgent requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak.

The negotiated procedure without a prior publication has been used due to extreme urgency on the grounds of regulation 32(2)(c) as the purchase of RapiPREP Nucleic Acid Extraction Kit for Extractions and RapiPREP Viral Lysis Buffer for Swabs will provide additional lab capacity for Covid-19 activity.

CPV: Medical kits

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Purchase of RapiPREP Nucleic Acid Extraction Kit for Extractions and RapiPREP Viral…Awarded

Purchase of RapiPREP Nucleic Acid Extraction Kit for Extractions and RapiPREP Viral Lysis Buffer for Swabs to provide additional lab capacity for Covid-19 activity.

Delivery: UK

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: 18 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update: 18 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-003309
Classification (CPV): Medical kits
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029454 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The UK Government must protect the health and wellbeing of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). This urgent requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak.
The negotiated procedure without a prior publication has been used due to extreme urgency on the grounds of regulation 32(2)(c) as the purchase of RapiPREP Nucleic Acid Extraction Kit for Extractions and RapiPREP Viral Lysis Buffer for Swabs will provide additional laboratory capacity for Covid-19 activity

Publisher note: The contract with the supplier was signed on 21 December 2020; however, purchases have been made since the beginning of the pandemic from 1 April 2020 for Covid-19 activities.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Dec 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Microsensdx LimitedSME	£500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

PHE_Purchase of RapiPREP Nucleic Acid Extraction Kit · Microsensdx LimitedSME
Signed
21 Dec 2020
Value
£500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Public Health England

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Manor Farm Road, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK, SP2 0QTContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Microsensdx LimitedAwarded supplier London Bioscience Innovation Centre, 2 Royal College Street NW1 0NH, London, UK, NW1 0NH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.