Provision of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Service Products to H&I Laboratory BHSCT

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Awarded value£700,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Dec 2021no call for competition

Awarded to VH Bio Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Service Products to H&I Laboratory BHSCT

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Laboratories Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

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: 15 Nov 2021, 17:08 GMT
Last source update: 20 Dec 2021, 14:51 GMT
Authority reference: DAC10248
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-031793
Classification (CPV): Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f6cf 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: No other reasonable alternative exists for this procurement and this service is critical to patient care and service delivery. This procurement is both essential and critical in supporting the long-term/optimum graft survival of renal transplant patients. A tender
process that was delayed due to Covid19 commenced in September 2021 for this service, this procurement is required to cover the interim period until that process has completed. A
replacement in the short-term is not a reasonable alternative as it would require extensive and robust validation and verification work in line with laboratory accreditation standards - UKAS ISO15189 that would result in significant disruption and disproportionate technical difficulties that would significantly impact on patient safety and the Trusts ability to deliver
services.
The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement. The wider market will be consulted as part of the tender process that is in
progress HLA Typing & Antibody Ref: 3786726.

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £700,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 7 Dec 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VH Bio Ltd	£700,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
VH Bio Ltd	£700,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Service Products to H&I Laboratory BHSCT · VH Bio Ltd
Signed
7 Dec 2021
Value
£700,000
Status
active
Provision of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Service Products to H&I Laboratory BHSCT · VH Bio Ltd
Signed
15 Nov 2021
Value
£700,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth LISBURN ROAD, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT97ABContact name, email

1 commercial party on the notice

VH Bio LimitedAwarded supplier 11B Station Approach, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, North East, NE11 0ZF

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