Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Heidelberg Ophthalmology Equipment
Authority: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for routine service, repair & calibration of ophthalmology equipment manufactured by Heidelberg Engineering GmbH
CPV: In ophthalmology · Ophthalmology equipment · Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Routine service, repair & calibration of ophthalmology equipment manufactured by…Awarded
Routine service, repair & calibration of ophthalmology equipment manufactured by Heidelberg Engineering GmbH and located within the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust or at other locations within Northern Ireland where Trust owned equipment is in use. Routine service, repair & calibration to be provided strictly in accordance with manufacturer's recommended maintenance and calibration procedures, using OEM parts, where necessary.
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
- 9 Aug 2021, 16:37 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2021, 10:01 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025797- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d290Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
Given the letter of 19/10/20 received from Heidelberg Engineering Limited, the parent company of which is the manufacturer of the equipment covered by the proposed contract, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust is confident that Heidelberg Engineering Limited is sole-provider for maintenance of the equipment covered by this notice. Consequently, BHSCT proposes use of Regulation 32 (Use of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication)
Publisher note: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust has received a letter from Heidelberg Engineering Limited dated 19/10/20 which states that "in response to your recent inquiry, I can confirm that Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, the parent company of Heidelberg Engineering Limited is the legal manufacturer and specification holder of the SPECTRALIS. An OEM constellation is not applicable as Heidelberg Engineering GmbH is also the developer, designer and responsible for the manufacturing activities at all sites including the Quality Management and approval process. In addition, Heidelberg Engineering Limited is also the only provider of service and maintenance of the company's equipment located in Northern Ireland and all other devolved regions of the United Kingdom." That is, Heidelberg Engineering Limited has exclusive rights as regards service of the Heidelberg equipment covered by the proposed contract. The contract with Heidelberg Engineering Limited will be for a 6 year period (01/01/22 to 31/12/27). The maximum contract value of £185,000 has been calculated based on firm prices from Heidelberg Engineering Limited for routine service, with an allowance to cover repairs and potential growth over the contract period.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Engineering Ltd | £185,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Heidelberg Engineering Ltd | £185,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Maintenance of Heidelberg Ophthalmology Equipment · Heidelberg Engineering Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2021
- Value
- £185,000
- Status
- active
Maintenance of Heidelberg Ophthalmology Equipment · Heidelberg Engineering Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Aug 2021
- Value
- £185,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Belfast Health & Social Care TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Heidelberg Engineering LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.