PHE_Scientific_Provision of Primestore Transport Media

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

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,800,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2021no call for competition

Awarded to EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has varied a contract awarded to EKF Diagnostics Holding PLC for the provision of Primestore Transport Media in custom tubes to fast-track Covid 19 testing.The Contract will be extended until 31/03/2022.The value of this extension during the extension period will be up to £600,000. As the original value of the Contract was £1.2 million, this means that the total value of the Contract including the extension period will be a maximum of £1.8 million.

CPV: Automated swab test kits · Manual swab test kits

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is a single tender action for the provision of a Primestore Transport Media in…Awarded

This is a single tender action for the provision of a Primestore Transport Media in custom tubes to fast-track Covid 19 testing.

Delivery: UK

38912000 Automated swab test kits

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 26 Nov 2021, 16:15 GMT
Last source update: 26 Nov 2021, 16:15 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-029485
Classification (CPV): Automated swab test kitsManual swab test kits
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02fa9c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract has been awarded without prior publication of a contract notice. To the best of the Authority's knowledge, no other supplier is able to provide these specific transport media tubes. This media inactivates the COVID-19 virus making the samples safe to transfer directly on receipt onto analysers.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,800,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc	£1,800,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 029485-2021-1 · EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc
Signed
30 Sept 2021
Value
£1,800,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through Public Health EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plcAwarded supplier04347937 Avon House, 19 Stanwell Road, Penarth, UK, UK, CF64 2EZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.