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Published 12 Feb 2025, 14:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

QTYPE Testing Kits · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: North West (UKD33)
Awarded value£41,536published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Feb 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Eurobio Scientific UK Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the provision of QTYPE Testing Kits

CPV: Reagents and contrast media

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is awarding a contract to Eurobio…Awarded

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is awarding a contract to Eurobio Scientific for the provision of QTYPE testing kits.<br/><br/>The Trust currently utilises QTYPE testing kits in conjunction with QTYPE colour compensation calibration plates for use with the LightCycler 480 II and Quantstudio 7 Flex real-time PCR instruments, which have been previously procured, for HLA typing. The QTYPE testing kits are the compatible qPCR kits for the Lightcycler 480 II and Quantstudio 7 Flex real-time PCR instruments for HLA typing of DNA tests. The QTYPE colour compensation calibration plates are required to use the QTYPE testing kits.<br/><br/>QTYPE kits and QTYPE colour compensation calibration plates are a trademark of CareDx. CareDx has signed a new distribution agreement with Eurobio Scientific, based in the UK.<br/><br/>As such, a negotiated procedure without prior publication has been followed and is believed to be justified under section 32(2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - 'competition is absent for technical reasons'.<br/><br/>A VEAT notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 12th February 2025. Reference 2025/S 000-004754.

Delivery: North West · Manchester
Extensions: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is a able to extend the contract for a further 24 months in 12 month increments.
33696000 Reagents and contrast media

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Feb 2025, 14:11 GMT
Last source update
26 Feb 2025, 11:58 GMT
Authority reference
C334528
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007273
Classification (CPV)
Reagents and contrast media
Delivery area
North West (UKD33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04de2b 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

The Trust currently utilises QTYPE testing kits in conjunction with QTYPE colour compensation calibration plates for use with the LightCycler 480 II and Quantstudio 7 Flex real-time PCR instruments, which have been previously procured, for HLA typing. The QTYPE testing kits are the compatible qPCR kits for the Lightcycler 480 II and Quantstudio 7 Flex real-time PCR instruments for HLA typing of DNA tests. The QTYPE colour compensation calibration plates are required to use the QTYPE testing kits.<br/><br/>QTYPE kits and QTYPE colour compensation calibration plates are a trademark of CareDx. CareDx has signed a new distribution agreement with Eurobio Scientific, based in the UK.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    26 Feb 2025, 11:58 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £41,5361 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 26 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Eurobio Scientific UK LimitedSME£41,536 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Eurobio Scientific UK LimitedSME£41,536 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Trust Headquarters Cobbett House, MANCHESTER, North West, M139WLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.