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Published 20 Jan 2022, 22:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NHS Genomic Medicine Service: Sample Transport Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£450,000≈ £225k / year33.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Jan 2022awarded 26 May 2022
Awarded to NHSBT
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2024 · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Genomics Unit were seeking to procure a supplier to continue to provide a service to transport patient DNA samples from the NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs to a central Whole Genome Sequencing provider.

CPV: Courier services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This requirement is to procure a supplier to continue to provide a service to…Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£450,000

This requirement is to procure a supplier to continue to provide a service to transport patient DNA samples from the NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs to a central Whole Genome Sequencing provider.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: London · UK
Variant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
20 Jan 2022, 22:04 GMT
Last source update
20 Jul 2022, 20:27 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
C63112/76676
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019825
Classification (CPV)
Courier servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030d87 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://health.atamis.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
21 Jan 2022
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
2700 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jan 2022 → 20 Jul 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    20 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Jan 2022
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    20 Jul 2022, 20:27 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jul 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jul 2022, 20:27 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    20 Jul 2022, 20:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NHSBT£600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019825-2022-1 · NHSBT

    Signed
    26 May 2022
    Value
    £600,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Skipton House, 80 London Road, London, London, SE1 6LHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NHSBTAwarded supplierNA Birmingham Centre, Vincent drive, Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, B15 2SG

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria