Official UK procurement notice
NHS Scotland Bowel Screening FIT Kits, Distribution and Analysers
Authority: NHS Tayside (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders were invited from suitably qualified Contractors who wished to participate in a competition for the appointment of a single vendor agreement as part of the delivery of the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme. The agreement is for 5 years for the supply and distribution of a Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) kit per individual invitation, to be analysed on an appropriate Automated Test Platform. This was referred to in the documents as the Complete FIT Solution.
All bowel screening participant were therefore to provide a FIT solution that also took into consideration both mailing of the test out to the participant and returning by mail back in to the Laboratory. The FIT will be issued by post (via a third party outsource mail fulfillment supplier) and returned by post to the Laboratory for testing. Each FIT will be required to be easily packaged to Royal Mail standards.
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Medical consumables
The lotProcurement structure
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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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 40
- 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 May 2021, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2021, 15:45 BST
- Authority reference
NP1006/20- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011227- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b34dFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: The estimated values referred to in Section II.1.7 and V.2.4 covers the sixty (60) months contract duration. (SC Ref:654657)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Laboratories LimitedSME | £3,917,304 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011227-2021-NP1006/20-1 · Alpha Laboratories LimitedSME
- Signed
- 19 May 2021
- Value
- £3,917,304
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alpha Laboratories LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.