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Published 14 Nov 2022, 15:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Offsite Donor Sample Archiving for Welsh Blood Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,100,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2022awarded 1 Feb 2023
Awarded to UK Biostores and Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Welsh Blood Service (WBS), a division of Velindre University NHS Trust, require a suitably qualified supplier for the secure collection and offsite storage of blood samples in a temperature controlled environment.

CPV: Storage and retrieval services · Storage and warehousing services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (NWSSP) hosted by…AwardedRenewal

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (NWSSP) hosted by Velindre NHS Trust is requesting tenders on behalf of the Welsh Blood Service, (WBS), for the following requirement:

The Welsh Blood Service (WBS), a division of Velindre University NHS Trust, require a suitably qualified supplier for the secure collection and offsite storage of blood samples in a temperature controlled environment.

The contract will run for 10 years, with the option for the service to extend, at their discretion, for an additional 2 years.

Please refer to ITT documents

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2 yearsVariant 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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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 · publisher note attached
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
14 Nov 2022, 15:08 GMT
Last source update
30 Oct 2023, 09:49 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
CLI-OJEU-51267
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031920
Classification (CPV)
Storage and retrieval servicesStorage and warehousing servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038437 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:135945)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
15 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Dec 2022 → 30 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    30 Oct 2023, 09:49 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Oct 2023, 09:49 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £123,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UK Biostores and Services LimitedSME£123,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Alder House, Alder Court, St Asaph Business Park, St Asaph, Wales, LL17 0JLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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