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Published 27 Apr 2023, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MEH - Supply of donated eye tissue used for corneal transplantation and other surgery.

Official notice

Authority: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£6,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 May 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Miracles In Sight2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of donated eye tissue used for corneal transplantation and other surgery to Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

CPV: Human organs · Surgical implants

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Moorfields Lions Eye bank (MLEB) is fundamental to the procurement, screening and…Awarded

Moorfields Lions Eye bank (MLEB) is fundamental to the procurement, screening and storage of donated eye tissue used for corneal transplantation and certain glaucoma surgery.

At present the Eye bank orders human eye tissue from accredited external suppliers whom consent, retrieve, process and transport material to the Moorfields Lions Eye Bank in accordance to national and international standards.

The Eye Bank assures all eye tissue products are procured to satisfy the expectations of both our service users and patients whilst in full compliance to applicable regulations and standards as prescribed by the Human Tissue Authority.

Delivery: London · London

Extensions: 24 month(s) from the commencement date, with 12 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

33141560 Human organs

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: Goods
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: 27 Apr 2023, 15:44 BST
Last source update: 10 May 2023, 12:43 BST
Authority reference: CA12224 - PR9302
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-013293
Classification (CPV): Human organsSurgical implants
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c4cc Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market
Published justification: Miracles in Sight are a Third Country Supplier and are on the Moorfields HTA Licence for Import. With ongoing lack of UK sourced material we are required to meet demand by sourcing from Third Country Suppliers whom meet the relevant regulatory requirements. Tissues are used for standard transplant and this supplier supplements existing alternative reagents.

Publisher note: Miracles in Sight are a Third Country Supplier and are on the Moorfields HTA Licence for Import. With ongoing lack of UK sourced material we are required to meet demand by sourcing from Third Country Suppliers whom meet the relevant regulatory requirements. Tissues are used for standard transplant and this supplier supplements existing alternative reagents

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £6,000,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 10 May 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Miracles In Sight	£3,000,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Miracles In Sight	£6,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

MEH - Supply of donated eye tissue used for corneal transplantation and other surgery. · Miracles In Sight
Signed
10 May 2023
Value
£6,000,000
Status
active
MEH - Supply of donated eye tissue used for corneal transplantation and other surgery. · Miracles In Sight
Signed
27 Apr 2023
Value
£3,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth City Road, London, London, EC1V 2PDContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Partners Procurement Service (PPS)Contracting authority London, LondonContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court, Royal Courts of Justice, The StrandReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Miracles In SightAwarded supplier 3900 Westpoint Blvd, Suite F, Winston Salem, UK, 27040Contact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.