STARLIMS Annual Maintenance and Support Contract

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Awarded value£500,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Nov 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Abbott Informactics Europe Ltd, STARLIMS UK Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

STARLIMS Annual Maintenance and Support Contract

CPV: Health and social work services

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

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: Services
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 Oct 2021, 17:11 BST
Last source update: 8 Dec 2021, 13:09 GMT
Authority reference: DAC10140
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-030511
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02eb88 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: No other reasonable alternative exists for this procurement, this system is critical to service delivery in Belfast Health and Social Care Trust laboratories. Competition is absent for technical reasons as Abbott Informatics have exclusive rights over the software, licences and updates for this system. A tender process that encompasses the functionality of this software has been awarded. This contract is required in the interim to cover the transitional period and a replacement in the short-term is not a reasonable alternative as it would require extensive ICT infrastructure, validation and integration work that would result in significant disruption and lead to disproportionate technical difficulties that would impact on the Trusts ability to provide a Laboratory Service and thus have a major and critical impact on the Trust's ability to deliver patient care. The wider market was consulted as part of the tender process. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £500,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 26 Nov 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Abbott Informactics Europe Ltd	£250,000 †	—	Awarded
STARLIMS UK Limited	£250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

STARLIMS Annual Maintenance and Support Contract · STARLIMS UK Limited
Signed
26 Nov 2021
Value
£250,000
Status
active
STARLIMS Annual Maintenance and Support Contract · Abbott Informactics Europe Ltd
Signed
13 Oct 2021
Value
£250,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth LISBURN ROAD, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT97ABContact name, email

2 commercial parties on the notice

Abbott Informactics Europe LtdAwarded supplier Crossgate House, Sale, Cheshire, North West, M33 7FT
Abbott Informatics Europe LtdAwarded supplier Crossgate House, Sale, Cheshire, North West, M33 7FT

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