Official UK procurement notice
Supply, delivery of Altona Assay for SARS-CoV2 Testing
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contract will cover the supply, delivery of Altona Diagnostic UK Limited’s Assay to NHS Scotland.
CPV: Laboratory reagents
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1It is proposed that National Procurement Establish a Single Supplier Framework with…Awarded
It is proposed that National Procurement Establish a Single Supplier Framework with that will cover the supply and delivery of the Altona Assay. Under the Negotiated procedure without call to competition, based on situation of extreme emergency (exert below from regulations):
The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 Scottish Statutory Instruments 2016 No. 145 PART 3 Regulation 6
Circumstances in which a contract can be awarded without competition
- - (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract
—(c) where (but only if it is strictly necessary) for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the authority considers it must proceed to award a contract without delay;
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 23 Jun 2021, 10:35 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2021, 10:35 BST
- Authority reference
NP865/19- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014282- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bf3dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
It is proposed that National Procurement Establish a Single Supplier Framework with that will cover the supply and delivery of the Altona Assay. Under the Negotiated procedure without call to competition, based on situation of extreme emergency (exert below from regulations):
- 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: Resource constraints due to COVID have resulted in delay of publication of this award notice. (SC Ref:658109)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altona Diagnostics UK Ltd | £1,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014282-2021-1 · Altona Diagnostics UK Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2020
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Altona Diagnostics UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.