OraSure, OraQuick Hepatitis C antibody, Point of Care Test

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Awarded value£216,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Mar 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Invitech Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

OraSure, OraQuick Hepatitis C antibody, Point of Care test

CPV: Automated swab test kits

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1OraQuick HCV test detects antibodies against hepatitis C virus and can be used on oral…Awarded

OraQuick HCV test detects antibodies against hepatitis C virus and can be used on oral fluid, finger stick blood, venous blood, plasma or serum, giving results in 20–40 minutes. Eleven published studies showed that the OraQuick HCV has very high sensitivity and specificity

Delivery: Wales · All Wales

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: 17 Mar 2023, 11:48 GMT
Last source update: 4 May 2023, 12:14 BST
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-012780
Classification (CPV): Automated swab test kits
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b3d0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The OraQuick HCV test detects antibodies against hepatitis C virus and can be used on oral fluid, finger stick blood, venous blood, plasma or serum, giving results in 20–40 minutes. Eleven published studies showed that the OraQuick HCV has very high sensitivity and specificity.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful.
Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1.
Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015

Publisher note: 1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. (WA Ref:131311)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £216,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 16 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Invitech Ltd	£180,000 †	—	Awarded
Invitech Ltd	£36,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 007811-2023-1 · Invitech Ltd
Signed
16 Mar 2023
Value
£180,000
Status
active
Contract 012780-2023-1 · Invitech Ltd
Signed
16 Mar 2023
Value
£36,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 2 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, UK, CF10 4BZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Invitech LtdAwarded supplier Unit 4, Molesworth Business Estate, Molesworth, Huntingdon, East of England, PE280QGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.