Official UK procurement notice
Covid Testing Facility · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Swansea Bay University Health Board (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo extend and relocate Covid Testing Facilities in Swansea until the 31st March 2022, with contingency to further extend the service until 31st July 2022, as necessary. The service is to be funded from WAG monies for Covid related expenditure.
CPV: Non-residential property renting or leasing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Following the commissioning of the service in April 2020, City & County of Swansea…Awarded
Following the commissioning of the service in April 2020, City & County of Swansea organised temporary marquees, lighting and heating at the Liberty Stadium and Margam testing sites, on behalf of the Health Board, who continue to work in partnership with the local authorities on the Test, Track & Trace Programme (TTP). The requirement for the testing facilities were subsequently extended beyond the anticipated initial 3–6-month period, until the 31st March 2021. This was due the “second wave”, lockdown and prevailing levels of Covid in the Swansea area. The service was subsequently extended again until the 31st July 2021.
The service continues and a further extension is now required, together with the need for additional facilities to support the security & health and safety of the staff and public, during the evening and wet weather conditions in the coming months. However, the Health Board can no longer use the facilities at the Liberty Stadium and it is proposed that the service is relocated to alternative suitable premises at the Park & Ride, Fabian Way, or the alternative Margam Test site.
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
- 12 Aug 2021, 10:04 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jan 2022, 15:45 GMT
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000779- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This service was commissioned at the behest of Welsh Government at the beginning of the Pandemic, as part of the TTP strategy. A contract was awarded to the City & County of Swansea, in partnership with Neath & Port Talbot Local Authority, for provision of facilities and use of the Liberty Stadium and Margam sites. This was a direct award made in accordance with Reg 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and approved by the Health Board. Subsequent extensions were subject to the respective internal governance (STA/RA) process and also approved.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:117439)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| City & County Of Swansea Council | £450,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| City & County Of Swansea Council | £450,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000779-2022-1 · City & County Of Swansea Council
- Signed
- 11 Aug 2021
- Value
- £450,000
- Status
- active
Contract 019547-2021-1 · City & County Of Swansea Council
- Signed
- 11 Aug 2021
- Value
- £450,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- City & County Of Swansea CouncilAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.