Rees Monitoring System in Kelvin & IOP Laboratories BHSCT

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

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

13 Jan 2022, 16:55 GMT

Last source update

11 Feb 2022, 14:37 GMT

Authority reference

DAC10314

FTS notice number

2022/S 000-004025

Classification (CPV)

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Delivery area

Northern Ireland (UKN)

Official registry OCID

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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. Continuous temperature monitoring of fridge, freezers, incubators, and laboratory areas, is a requirement of laboratory regulation and accreditation bodies as well as compliance with standards that laboratories operate under, such as ISO15198:2012 as assessed by United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), Blood Safety and Quality Regulations (2005:as amended) (BSQR) and Human Tissue Authority (HTA). The Laboratories have a Rees Temperature monitoring system in place that needs to be further extended to ensure adequate monitoring and provide compliance with ISO 15189:2012 as assessed by UKAS and meet regulatory requirements under HTA. Temperature monitoring needs to be performed by one integrated system for comparative and standardisation purposes. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement. Accuscience have exclusive rights for the Rees TMS within Northern Ireland. A replacement in the short-term is not a reasonable alternative as it would require ICT infrastructure, robust validation and verification work in line with the laboratory accreditation standards and regulations mentioned above. This would result in disruption and disproportionate technical difficulties that would significantly impact the Laboratories ability to deliver services and impact patient care and safety.

• AccuscienceAwarded supplier Unit C3, M7 Business Park, Co. Kildare, Naas, IE, W91 XF79

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