Goods-Framework-Supply and Delivery of Life Science Consumables - Crypto/Giardia/Colilert and Pseudalert

CPV: Laboratory centrifuges and accessories · Laboratory pipettes and accessories · Laboratory pumps and accessories · Laboratory reagents · Laboratory services

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

Goods

Notice status

Awarded without competition

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

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

9 Aug 2022, 13:02 BST

Last source update

9 Aug 2022, 13:02 BST

Authority reference

PRO004621

FTS notice number

2022/S 000-021861

Classification (CPV)

Laboratory centrifuges and accessoriesLaboratory pipettes and accessoriesLaboratory pumps and accessoriesLaboratory reagentsLaboratory services

Delivery area

North West (UKD)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-035a34 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

This procurement falls under Regulation 50 (a) see below.

50. (1) Utilities may use the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition in the following cases-

(a) where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to a procedure with a prior call for competition, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered;

The outcome of the market intelligence exercise UU completed demonstrated only IDEXX Laboratories Ltd (IDEXX) can supply the consumables required to the correct standards.

UU have to meet the regulatory demands of the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) and Environmental Agency (EA) in respect of these consumables if we don't have an Agreement in place we incur the following risks

• Security of Supply. If we are not be able to provide the consumables to enable analysis of water we cannot determine drinking water is safe for our customers to drink.
• Health & Safety. If we do not put this Framework in place UU will not be able to complete the Regulatory testing which could endanger clean water supply and cause harm to our customers causing health issues.
• Financial Exposure. If customers health was affected due to non-testing we may incur reputational damage and also be prosecuted for non-compliance to the legislation/Regulations.

Due Diligence:

Although the scope of goods falls under Regulation 50(a), in good faith UU voluntarily performed the following due diligence:

• Market research was conducted with the other UK Water Companies who confirmed the incumbent Supplier IDEXX was the only Supplier able to provide the above consumables.
• A Prior Information Notice was prepared and published to the market via Mercell UK (EU Supply) on 19.04.22 and responses were returned on 04.05.22. Only IDEXX responded which confirms that currently there is only 1 Supplier in the market to provide the above consumables.

In view of the above UU's conclusion is that IDEXX is the only provider in the market that is able to provide the consumables that we require to undertake the testing. UU have acted in good faith prior to coming to this decision based on the due diligence that has been conducted.

Publisher note: Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition This procurement falls under Regulation 50 (a) see below. 50. (1) Utilities may use the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition in the following cases- (a) where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to a procedure with a prior call for competition, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered; The outcome of the market intelligence exercise UU completed demonstrated only IDEXX Laboratories Ltd (IDEXX) can supply the consumables required to the correct standards. UU have to meet the regulatory demands of the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) and Environmental Agency (EA) in respect of these consumables if we don't have an Agreement in place we incur the following risks • Security of Supply. If we are not be able to provide the consumables to enable analysis of water we cannot determine drinking water is safe for our customers to drink. • Health & Safety. If we do not put this Framework in place UU will not be able to complete the Regulatory testing which could endanger clean water supply and cause harm to our customers causing health issues. • Financial Exposure. If customers health was affected due to non-testing we may incur reputational damage and also be prosecuted for non-compliance to the legislation/Regulations. Due Diligence: Although the scope of goods falls under Regulation 50(a), in good faith UU voluntarily performed the following due diligence: • Market research was conducted with the other UK Water Companies who confirmed the incumbent Supplier IDEXX was the only Supplier able to provide the above consumables. • A Prior Information Notice was prepared and published to the market via Mercell UK (EU Supply) on 19.04.22 and responses were returned on 04.05.22. Only IDEXX responded which confirms that currently there is only 1 Supplier in the market to provide the above consumables. In view of the above UU's conclusion is that IDEXX is the only provider in the market that is able to provide the consumables that we require to undertake the testing. UU have acted in good faith prior to coming to this decision based on the due diligence that has been conducted.

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

• IDEXX Laboratories LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: Companies House Units 1b and 1c Newmarket Business Park, Newmarket, Suffolk, North West, CB8 7ERContact name, emailShow contact details

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