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Published 3 Dec 2021, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Molecular Testing Platform and Test Kits [3725215]

Official notice

Authority: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the NI Blood Transfusion Service·Consortium: 3 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£304,449exc. VAT17.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Jan 2022awarded 4 Feb 2022
Awarded to SUSSEX BIOLOGICALS LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Molecular Testing Platform and Test Kits [3725215]

  • Recurrence: March 2022

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£304,449
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast
Extensions: Option to extend for any period up to any including 36 months · At contract renewalVariant 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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · March 2022
First published
3 Dec 2021, 10:05 GMT
Last source update
5 Sept 2024, 08:37 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Jan 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028352
Classification (CPV)
Blood analysersLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fcc8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

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
Submission deadline
11 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Jan 2022, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jan 2022 → 5 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Jan 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    10 Jul 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    5 Sept 2024, 08:37 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Feb 2022, 12:35 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    5 Sept 2024, 08:37 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.7)Value excluding VAT £250,000Value excluding VAT £811,939

There was an error in the original award notice which did not include the awarded value for the full term of the contract period and extension options. The Total Value of Procurement is increased from £250,000 to £811,939

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SUSSEX BIOLOGICALS LTDSMEContract£250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the NI Blood Transfusion Service

Contracting authority 14-16 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, UK, BT2 7BAContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SUSSEX BIOLOGICALS LTDAwarded supplier 2nd Floor Stanford Gate South Road, BRIGHTON, UK, BN1 6SBContact 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