Supply of Virus PCR Sample Solution (VPSS)

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£4,475,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2021no call for competition

Awarded to E&O Laboratories Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply and delivery of VPSS tubes of virus inactivating media, associated colour-coded caps, shuttle packs for care homes sample collection, and Lysis buffer.

CPV: Medical consumables

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to…Awarded

This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Delivery: Scotland · All NHS Scotland

33140000 Medical consumables

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: 3 Nov 2021, 16:25 GMT
Last source update: 3 Nov 2021, 16:25 GMT
Authority reference: NSSCOVID-19 – 292a
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-027594
Classification (CPV): Medical consumables
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f338 Find 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: This direct award is to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic and is for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority in line with Regulation 33(1)(c) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: Resource constraints due to COVID have resulted in delay of publication of this award notice. (SC Ref:669234)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £4,475,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
E&O Laboratories Ltd	£4,475,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 027594-2021-NSSCOVID-19 – 292a-1 · E&O Laboratories Ltd
Signed
30 Sept 2021
Value
£4,475,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HorseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

E&O Laboratories LtdAwarded supplier Burnhouse, Bonnybridge, UK, FK4 2HHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.