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Published 4 Feb 2022, 09:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Awarded value£549,520published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Oct 2023awarded 6 Mar 2024
Awarded to VH Bio Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Welsh Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Service requires replacement of its existing ‘end of life’ legacy IT applications / infrastructure to enable the laboratory to modernise its services and improve quality and efficiency.

The procurement and implementation of a commercial “off-the-shelf” H&I-specific LIMS solution is the recommended option to enable the laboratory to modernise its workflows, comply with data security requirements and quality standards and deliver the above activities efficiently.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership facilitating a procurement on behalf of the…AwardedRenewal

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership facilitating a procurement on behalf of the Welsh Blood Service which is a Division of Velindre

University NHS Trust. The requirement is for laboratory information management system (LIMS) for use by the Welsh Histocompatibility

and Immunogenetics Service (WHAIS), based within the Welsh Blood Service. WHAIS are seeking to replace their current in-house legacy IT system with a modern and commercially supported system.

The system must support the migration of existing data from the WTAIL legacy system and interface with downstream systems and

analysers. The system must support a range of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics laboratory services including patient and donor

sample reception, workflow management, result analysis and reporting. The services provided by WHAIS include HLA typing,

patient/donor crossmatching, HLA antibody testing, solid organ and stem cell donor/recipient matching, platelet typing and platelet

antibody testing.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: The agreement can be extended for a further 24 monthsSecond stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Feb 2022, 09:45 GMT
Last source update
20 Mar 2024, 10:53 GMT
Authority reference
AW104
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008961
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03132e Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:140112)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jul 2022 → 20 Mar 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    16 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    20 Mar 2024, 10:53 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Sept 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    14 Sept 2023, 16:56 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    14 Sept 2023, 16:56 BST
  3. Deadline published: 16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
    14 Sept 2023, 16:56 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    14 Sept 2023, 16:56 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2024, 10:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £549,5201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VH Bio Ltd£549,520 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 008961-2024-AW104-1 · VH Bio Ltd

    Signed
    6 Mar 2024
    Value
    £549,520
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VH Bio LtdAwarded supplier Unit 11B Station Approach, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, North East, NE110ZF

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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