Official UK procurement notice
Supply of material for INR External Quality Assessment provision
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NHS & healthcare)
The product specification will detail the material required to be supplied from this external source for quality assurance testing Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) operating as Weqas seeks to establish a contract for the supply of material for INR EQA provision. Weqas is registered with United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) for conformity assessment. Weqas External Quality Assessment services are accredited in accordance with the recognised International Standard – General requirements for proficiency testing (ISO/IEC 17043:2010).
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe product specification will detail the material required to be supplied from this external source for quality assurance testing
CPV: Plasma extracts
The lotProcurement structure
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) operating as Weqas seeks to establish a contract for the supply of material for INR EQA provision.
Weqas is a National External Quality Assessment Scheme which monitors the analytical performance of diagnostic laboratories in the UK, Ireland and overseas. It is a non-profit making organisation within the NHS, a division of Cardiff and Vale UHB.
Weqas is registered with United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) for conformity assessment. Weqas External Quality Assessment services are accredited in accordance with the recognised International Standard – General requirements for proficiency testing (ISO/IEC 17043:2010).
A number of programmes require material supplied by an external source for use as EQA material. This will be distributed to all participants within the EQA programme.
The product specification will detail the material required to be supplied from this external source for quality assurance testing.
Ideally liquid stable ‘ready to use’ material is needed for distribution as INR EQA material, which is compatible with Roche Coaguchek, Siemens Xprecia and Abbott i-STAT as a minimum. Lyophilised material may also be considered but is not the material of choice.
Please note that the UHB reserves the right not to award this contract
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 1 Dec 2023, 13:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Dec 2023, 13:48 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CAV-ITT-PROJECT_55043- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-035504- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04210aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful.
Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1.
Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: Please note additional information on this procurement: 1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. 2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. 3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date. 4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. 5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. 6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136954 (WA Ref:136954)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bids opened
- 8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Dec 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published1 Dec 2023, 13:48 GMT
- Submission deadline8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until1 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria