Official UK procurement notice
Provision of products for HLA Typing of DNA Samples Service for the H&I Laboratory BHSCT
Authority: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of products for HLA Typing of DNA Samples Service for the H&I Laboratory BHSCT
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 15 Nov 2021, 17:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Dec 2021, 15:11 GMT
- Authority reference
DAC10249- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031797- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f6d4Find 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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VH Bio Ltd | £450,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| VH Bio Ltd | £450,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of products for HLA Typing of DNA Samples Service for the H&I Laboratory BHSCT · VH Bio Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Dec 2021
- Value
- £450,000
- Status
- active
Provision of products for HLA Typing of DNA Samples Service for the H&I Laboratory BHSCT · VH Bio Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Nov 2021
- Value
- £450,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Belfast Health & Social Care TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VH Bio LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.