Official UK procurement notice
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) eValidation System
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), part of NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), has procured software and support services for an eValidation solution. SNBTS is the specialist provider of safe high quality blood, tissue and cell products and services in Scotland. The key priority of SNBTS is to ensure that NHSScotland has enough blood to meet the transfusion needs of patients in Scotland.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), part of NHS National Services…AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), part of NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), has procured software and support services for an eValidation solution. SNBTS is the specialist provider of safe high quality blood, tissue and cell products and services in Scotland. The key priority of SNBTS is to ensure that NHSScotland has enough blood to meet the transfusion needs of patients in Scotland.
NSS, on behalf of NHSScotland, has awarded a contract to purchase support services for the eValidation System and other services associated with the software.
The contract will be a seven year (7) term with the option of a yearly annual extension thereafter plus break options at the end of years three (3), four (4), five (5) and six (6).
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Functional Requirements: 45%
- Non-functional Requirements: 30%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (3)
- Functional Requirements: 45
- Non-functional Requirements: 30
- Price: 25
- Suitability
All suppliers bidding for this requirement must submit a completed Single Procurement Document (SPD), which can be found within project 20171 on PCS-Tender.
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: SPD Q.4B.1.1: Bidders are required to provide statement of accounts or extracts relating to their business for the previous 3 years. Where any are risks identified by the Authority as part of the due diligence carried out on the above information the Authority may require bidders…
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 Nov 2021, 13:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Mar 2022, 15:37 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Jan 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006187- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fa81Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:685957)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Jan 2022 → 7 Mar 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published7 Mar 2022, 15:37 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Mar 2022, 15:37 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kneat Solutions LtdSME | £813,383 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006187-2022-NP606021-1 · Kneat Solutions LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2022
- Value
- £813,383
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kneat Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.