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Published 17 Mar 2023, 13:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Nucleic Acid Testing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£45,000,000exc. VAT39.8% below first published estimate
Awarded 11 Dec 2024
Awarded to ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nucleic Acid Testing

CPV: Blood analysers · Blood analysis services · Diagnostic devices · Laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

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: 15%Price: 85%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 15%
  • price: 85%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 15
  • Price: 85
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 85 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
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
17 Mar 2023, 13:40 GMT
Last source update
14 Jan 2025, 12:48 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001175
Classification (CPV)
Blood analysersBlood analysis servicesDiagnostic devicesLaboratory services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b3e3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 Jun 2023 → 14 Jan 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    23 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    14 Jan 2025, 12:48 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jan 2025, 12:48 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    14 Jan 2025, 12:48 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £27,070,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED£27,070,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITEDAwarded supplier00571546 Charles Avenue, Burgess Hill, Sussex, Burgess Hill, UK, RH15 9RYContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.