Official UK procurement notice
Blood glucose consumables and EQA materials
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of blood glucose consumables (testing strips) and EQA materials.
CPV: Blood-testing reagents
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Blood glucose monitoring refers to testing the concentration of glucose in the blood…
Blood glucose monitoring refers to testing the concentration of glucose in the blood to aid the management of Diabetes types 1 & 2.
Similarly, monitoring the presence of ketones in the blood is also important as high levels can result in complications such as Ketoacidosis.
This procurement will involve the supply of Blood glucose monitoring equipment(meters) and associated consumables (Test-strips for the
Point of Care Testing Service at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This will be to renew the
existing arrangement with Abbott Laboratories Ltd.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Oct 2021, 12:45 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2021, 12:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026517- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ef02Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The current contract with Abbott Laboratories Ltd ended on the 30th of September 2021. The Health Board's intention was to enter into a new contract with Abbott Laboratories Ltd through a direct award under the terms of a Public Sector Framework.
This would enable sufficient time for NWSSP Shared Services Procurement to undertake a formal market-test exercise, to award a new All Wales Framework. Currently, the Health Board's POCT Service is not able to contemplate an alternative supplier for the reasons outlined
below:
The migration of operators to a completely new device would need to be completed on a rolling basis with full training for every member of staff. The POCT Team is not in a position to support this due to the extra training demands in relation to Covid-19 and the clinical areas are still finding it difficult to release staff to attend training, due to staffing pressures.
The current management of testing allows for staff to move flexibly from one area or site to another. During the process of migration, this flexibility will be lost to a degree with some areas using the new meter and other areas using the existing meter, this could expose the HB
to risk, given current staffing pressures.
The Health Board cannot find a Public Sector Framework with which to engage with Abbott Laboratories Ltd at this time and therefore, there is no opportunity to make a compliant direct award.
For the reasons outlined above and to ensure continuity of service for patient care, the Health Board has no option but to enter into a 12-month agreement without any formal underpinning Framework arrangement.
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=115133. (WA Ref:115133)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories Limited | £237,488 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026517-2021-1 · Abbott Laboratories Limited
- Signed
- 8 Oct 2021
- Value
- £237,488
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Abbott Laboratories LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.