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Published 7 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Consolidation of All Wales Medical Genomics Service Illumina Maintenance Contracts

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£762,030published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Dec 2023no call for competition
Awarded to Illumina Cambridge Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The consolidation of Illumina Cambridge Maintenance contracts. Providing full service support plans for nine machines manufactured by Illumina Cambridge.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The consolidation of Illumina Cambridge Maintenance Contracts, on equipment owned by…

The consolidation of Illumina Cambridge Maintenance Contracts, on equipment owned by the All-Wales Medical Genomics Service based within the Cardiff and Vale Health Board.

Incumbent supplier Illumina Cambridge are the only viable option for the maintenance of their machines, hence this procurement will be a single award. The consolidation of the maintenance contracts will provide continuity going forward and one start date for a new combined contract.

The below maintenance contracts will be consolidated for the 2024/25 financial year and run for a total of thirty-six months:

NovaSeq 6000 Support plan x2

NextSeq 550 Support plan x2

VeriSeq Nipt analysis support plan x2

Dragen Server Support plan x1

MiSeq support plan x2 Additional information: To ensure contractual arrangements remain in place to maintain the continuity of this critical service, the Authority intends to use the procedure without prior publication in accordance with the use of Public Contract Regulations 2015 32 (2)(b)(ii) and (iii), competition is absent for technical reasons and (2) (b)(iii) - the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

Delivery: Wales

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
Services
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
7 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT
Last source update
7 Dec 2023, 14:00 GMT
Authority reference
CAV-STA (23-34) 136
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036090
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04226b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The award for the consolidation of maintenance contracts provided by Illumina Cambridge are the incumbent supplier of the service carried out for the Cardiff & Vale Health Board. Providing one clear start date for maintenance contracts provided by supplier Illumina Cambridge going into the 2024/25 financial year. Hence no call for prior competition was made to the wider European market.

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=137120. (WA Ref:137120)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £762,0301 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Illumina Cambridge Ltd£762,030 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 036090-2023-CAV-STA (23-24) 136-1 · Illumina Cambridge Ltd

    Signed
    6 Dec 2023
    Value
    £762,030
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Illumina Cambridge LtdAwarded supplier Illumina Centre, 19 Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, East of England, CB216DFContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.