Outsourcing of Histology samples

Official notice

Authority: CTM UHB

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF16)Wales (UKL15)

Awarded value£490,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Dec 2021no call for competition

Awarded to LD Path2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cwm Taf Morgannwg uhb requires to outsource Histology samples and reporting to tackle the existing backlog within the Histology service as well as to support the increased workload resulting from increased capacity in service areas under the Planned Care Recover Program. The urgent nature of the talking the backlog, combined with staffing vaccines requires a dynamic and safe outsourced solution with the company that has existing operational protocols in place to ensure the safety and quality of the wet sample exchange.

It is planned that within the contract duration, if the requirement to continue the outsourcing is maintained due to the impacts of the pandemic, then a tendering exercise will be undertaken.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands, 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: Services
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: 6 Jan 2022, 13:44 GMT
Last source update: 8 Sept 2023, 09:44 BST
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-026568
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF16)Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0307d7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Cwm Taf Morgannwg uhb requires to outsource Histology samples and reporting to tackle the existing backlog within the Histology service as well as to support the increased workload resulting from increased capacity in service areas under the Planned Care Recover Program. The urgent nature of the talking the backlog, combined with staffing vaccines requires a dynamic and safe outsourced solution with the company that has existing operational protocols in place to ensure the safety and quality of the wet sample exchange.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:134636)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £490,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 20 Dec 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
LD Path	£490,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
LD Path	£490,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000322-2022-1 · LD Path
Signed
20 Dec 2021
Value
£490,000
Status
active
Contract 026568-2023-Outsourcing of Histology samples-1 · LD Path
Signed
20 Dec 2021
Value
£490,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CTM UHB

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF47 9DTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

LDPathAwarded supplier 6 St. John's Place, London, London, EC1M4NPContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.