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Published 18 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Donation and Patient Testing - Automated Red Cell Immunohaematology

Official notice

Authority: Procurement and Logistics Service

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£4,092,036published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Feb 2025
Awarded to MEDICAL SUPPLY CO. LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Donation and Patient Testing - Automated Red Cell Immunohaematology

CPV: Blood analysers · Blood analysis services · Blood-grouping reagents · Blood-testing reagents

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Donation and Patient Testing - Automated Red Cell ImmunohaematologyAwarded

Donation and Patient Testing - Automated Red Cell Immunohaematology. Additional information: This contract is by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service NIBTS. The value stated in II.1.7 is the Award Value over 7 years i.e. excluding the 36 month extension options. The Award Value of the initial 7-year contract period plus the 36-month extension is £5845765.19

Extensions: The option to extend for any periods up to and including 36 months

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Goods
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT
Last source update
18 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005671
Classification (CPV)
Blood analysersBlood analysis servicesBlood-grouping reagentsBlood-testing reagents
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e37f Find a Tender

Publisher note: In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by the Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1. The total procurement value is £4092035.63 as stated in II.1.7. The initial contract period of 7 years is £4092035.63 .Should the option of an additional 36 months extension be utilised the approximate spend is £5845765.19. None of the figures above represent a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,092,0361 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MEDICAL SUPPLY CO. LTDSMEContract£4,092,036 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth 77 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, UK, BT12 6HUContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Business Services Organisation, PaLSReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MEDICAL SUPPLY CO. LTDAwarded supplier Damastown Industrial Estate, Dublin, IE, d15Contact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.