NSSCOVID-19 -338 Regional Hubs Consumables for PCR SARS-CoV-2 testing.

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Jul 2021no call for competition

Awarded to thermofisher

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Testing Consumables / Scotland

CPV: Medical consumables

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is a direct award to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and…Awarded

This is a direct award to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic and is on the basis of for technical reasons, in line with Regulation 33(1)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Additional information: .

Delivery: Scotland · NHS North and East Hubs

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: 16 Sept 2021, 15:25 BST
Last source update: 16 Sept 2021, 15:25 BST
Authority reference: NSSCOVID-19 -338
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-023073
Classification (CPV): Medical consumables
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e194 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: This is a direct award to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic and is on the basis of competition being absent for technical reasons as installed equipment and testing method require supply of consumables from the supplier to maintain the integratory of the tests in line with Regulation 33(1)(b) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Review and risk notes

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: (SC Ref:667523)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jul 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
thermofisher	£200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 023073-2021-1 · thermofisher
Signed
6 Jul 2021
Value
£200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

thermofisherAwarded supplier edison road, basingstoke, South East, rg21 6yhContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.