Official UK procurement notice
PHE_Scientific__Provision for purchase of tubes and screw caps for Covid
Authority: Public Health England
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of tubes and screw caps for Covid 19.
CPV: Test tubes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Government must protect the health and well-being of UK citizensAwarded
The Government must protect the health and well-being of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 Jan 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 Mar 2020.
PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004).
This requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak. PHE has awarded a contract to International Scientific Supplies Ltd for the supply of test tubes with push caps due to extreme urgency under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 21 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001291- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- 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
The Government must protect the health and well-being of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 Jan 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 Mar 2020.
PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004).
This requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak. PHE has awarded a contract to International Scientific Supplies Ltd for the supply of test tubes and screw caps due to extreme urgency under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Scientific Supplies LtdSME | £181,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001291-2021-1 · International Scientific Supplies LtdSME
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2020
- Value
- £181,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- International Scientific Supplies LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.