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Published 29 May 2024, 13:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Donor Sperm [5002340] · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: BSO Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Belfast HSC Trust·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£330,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Jun 2024awarded 17 Oct 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Donor Sperm [5002340]

  • Recurrence: August 2024

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 10 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.4 per place) · 4 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Donor Sperm [5002340] Additional information: As stated in the Contract Notice, the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£330,000

Donor Sperm [5002340] Additional information: As stated in the Contract Notice, the Estimated Total Value is the upper value of a range which includes extension options and contingency for potential future requirements. The Total Value of this procurement is the awarded value and is the upper value of a range £161,250 to £665,157 which includes all extension options and contingency for future requirements as provided for within the tender documents. This is not a condition of contract or a guarantee of a level of business

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast
Extensions: Option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months · Options to extend for any period(s) up to and including 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

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
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “Donor Sperm [5002340]” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · August 2024
First published
29 May 2024, 13:59 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2024, 13:47 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
5002340
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033949
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c14 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: In section I.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a 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

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
26 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bids opened
3 Jul 2024, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jun 2024 → 23 Dec 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    26 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Jul 2024, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Oct 2024, 13:47 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    23 Dec 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Oct 2024, 13:47 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    21 Oct 2024, 13:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Oct 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract

    Signed
    17 Oct 2024
    Value
    £665,157
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

BSO Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Belfast HSC Trust

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

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • Cryos International - Denmark ApSFramework contractor Vesterbro Torv 3, 5., Aarhus C, DK, 8000Contact email
  • European Sperm BankFramework contractor Struenseegade 9, sal 2, København N, DK, 2200Contact email
  • FAIRFAX CRYOBANKFramework contractor 3015 WILLIAMS DR STE 110, FAIRFAX, US, 220314623Contact email
  • SEMOVO LIMITEDFramework contractor Amelia House 3 Oakwood Square Cheadle Royal Business Park, CHEADLE, UK, SK8 3FSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria