Official UK procurement notice
COVID-19 Testing for International Travel
Authority: University of Bristol (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Bristol requires the provision of COVID-19 tests and testing services for international travel, in accordance with UK Government requirements, to cover the period 1st September 2021 and 31st July 2022.
CPV: Diagnostic agents · Manual swab test kits · Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The provision of COVID-19 tests and testing services for international travel, in…AwardedPublished value£1,700,000
The provision of COVID-19 tests and testing services for international travel, in accordance with UK Government requirements, to cover the period 1st September 2021 and 31st July 2022. Additional information: The University has awarded two contracts to fulfil this requirement. The value published is the estimated maximum value of the total procurement based on the UK government entry requirements at the time of tender.
What it takes to wini
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 75%
- Price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 75%
- Price: 25%
- Suitability
Suppliers must be UKAS accredited and be approved to supply COVID-19 PCR self swab at home testing and Test to Release services in the South West of England.
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 7 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Aug 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022606- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c510Find a Tender
Publisher note: The University has awarded two contracts to fulfil this requirement. The value published is the estimated max value of the total procurement based on the UK government entry requirements at the time of tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 Aug 2021 → 10 Sept 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published10 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Medical LaboratorySME | £1,042,500 † | — | Awarded |
| Prenetics EMEA Ltd | £947,790 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022606-2021-Lab-2106-124-PC_1828-2 · Prenetics EMEA Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Sept 2021
- Value
- £947,790
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2022
- Status
- active
COVID-19 Testing for International Travel · London Medical LaboratorySME
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2021
- Value
- £1,042,500
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2022
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The University of BristolReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- London Medical LaboratoryAwarded supplier
- Prenetics EMEA LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.