Official UK procurement notice
Blood Glucose Meters & Associated Consumables
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Blood testing equipment (Glucose Meters) & associated consumables (Test-strips), together with EQA & IQA
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…Awarded
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 (POCT) Service at Swansea Bay University Health Board & Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend. This will be to renew the existing arrangement with Abbott Laboratories for a further two years.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2021, 13:05 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2021, 13:14 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025714- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e9ddFind 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 ended on the 30th September 2021. The Health Board's intention was to enter into a 2 year contract with Abbott Laboratories 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 in Autumn of 2023. Currently, the Health Board's POCT Service are not able to contemplate an alternative supplier for the reasons outlined below:
Publisher note: (WA Ref:114889)
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled14 Oct 2021, 13:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories Limited | £468,765 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 025199-2021-1 · Abbott Laboratories Limited
- Signed
- 5 Oct 2021
- Value
- £468,765
- 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.