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Published 21 Jun 2023, 13:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Medical Wire MWE liquid swabs for Kiestra automation

Official notice

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

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: London (UKI32)South West (UKK1)
Framework ceiling (notional)£400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2023awarded 25 Aug 2023
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2026 · starts 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has awarded a contract via 2020/S 217-533940: UKHSA National Microbiology Framework Lot 1- Diagnostics to Medical Wire & Equipment CO. (Bath) Limited for the provision of liquid swabs for Kiestra automation for use in its Bristol Microbiology Laboratories. The consumables covered by this contract include dry swabs, wood stick swabs, Transwab products (including swabs and mediums), VCM sigma swabs and Virocult swabs.

CPV: Automated swab test kits · Manual swab test kits

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Framework period
3 yrs from 1 Aug 2023

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: London, South West
Variant bids: not allowed
38912000 Automated swab test kits

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of Medical Wire MWE liquid swabs for Kiestra automation” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Jun 2023, 13:20 BST
Last source update
12 Sept 2023, 13:58 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jun 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026955
Classification (CPV)
Automated swab test kitsManual swab test kits
Delivery area
London (UKI32)South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d83a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends
5 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Jun 2023, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

21 Jun 2023 → 30 Sept 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Bids opened
    21 Jun 2023, 14:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    12 Sept 2023, 13:58 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    30 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Sept 2023, 13:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Aug 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 026955-2023-1

    Signed
    25 Aug 2023
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids1—£400,000 – £400,000

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 Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.