Provision of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Services

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Awarded value£275,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to VH Bio Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Services

CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland · 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: 14 Nov 2023, 10:18 GMT
Last source update: 13 Dec 2023, 09:02 GMT
Authority reference: DAC12041
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-036593
Classification (CPV): Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04197f 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 that is critical for patient care and service delivery. This procurement is essential 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, tender reference 3786726 and is currently at evaluation stage. This procurement is required in the interim period until this tender 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 has been consulted as part of the tender that is in progress HLA Typing & Antibody Ref: 3786726. BHSCT will exit this procurement and transition to the new contract at the earliest opportunity.

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £275,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
VH Bio Ltd	£275,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
VH Bio Ltd	£275,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Services · VH Bio Ltd
Signed
1 Dec 2023
Value
£275,000
Status
active
Provision of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Services · VH Bio Ltd
Signed
14 Nov 2023
Value
£275,000
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 LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02582192 11B Station Approach, Team Valley Trading Estate,, Gateshead, North East, NE11 0ZF

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