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Published 10 Aug 2022, 08:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Primary Blood Grouping Analyser & Associated Consumables

Official notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Awarded value£1,818,311published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2022awarded 21 Dec 2022
Awarded to Beckman Coulter UK Ltd2 awards
Contract term 4 yrs 11 moends 31 Jan 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SNBTS wishes to contract for the provision of a managed service comprising the supply of Primary Blood Grouping Analysers, incorporating all equipment, test kits, reagents, relevant controls and calibrators, I.T.peripherals, delivery, installation, training and fully comprehensive systems maintenance

  • Recurrence: Five (5), Twelve (12) month extensions will be allowed.

CPV: Medical equipments · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of a managed service comprising the supply of Primary Blood Grouping Analysers,AwardedRenewal 4 yrs 11 mo

Provision of a managed service comprising the supply of Primary Blood Grouping Analysers,

incorporating all equipment, test kits, reagents, relevant controls and calibrators, I.T.peripherals, delivery, installation, training and fully comprehensive systems maintenance.

Contract length - 5 years for with the option for five (5), twelve (12) month extensions.

Donor Testing is staffed 24/7 however the focus for Primary testing is from 07.00 to 16.00, Mondays to Saturday. All testing must be completed by 15.00 to allow labelling of the blood components.

SNBTS collects approximately 150,000 donations per year and approximately 10% of which are first time donors. Testing is performed on EDTA whole blood samples.

The new blood grouping system will be required to perform the following tests:

  • ABO/RhD typing including all D Categories and reverse typing using A1 and B cells
  • Antibody screen
  • High titre anti-A/B screen
  • Extended Rh phenotyping (C, c, E, e)
  • K typing
Contract period: 1 Feb 2024 – 31 Jan 2029 (4 yrs 11 mo)
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: SNBTS may extend the contract for up to 5 x 12 month periods. · The Contract period shall be for an initial period of 60 months from the date of commencement of the Contract. SNBTS shall be entitled, at its option, to continue the period of the Contract for five (5) twelve (12) month extension periods.Variant bids: not allowed
33100000 Medical equipments

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per Section 4B of the SPD Bidders Must provide information on Economic and Financial Standing in the section of the SPD relating to this.

    4B (1.72.2) – Last 3 years turnover

    Insurance Requirements:

    4B (1.72.12)

    Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: Five Million Pounds Sterling (GBP 5,000,000)

    Public Liability: Five Million Pounds Sterling (GBP 5,000,000)

    Product Liability: Five Million Pounds Sterling (GBP 5,000,000)

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per Section 4C (question 1.75.3 - 4C.1.2) of the SPD Bidders Must provide information on Services in the section of the SPD relating to this.

    Question Description

    Please provide relevant examples of supplies and/or services carried out during the last three years as specified in the Contract Notice:

    (Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided)

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Yes · Five (5), Twelve (12) month extensions will be allowed.
First published
10 Aug 2022, 08:47 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 08:55 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
NSS222307
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091236
Classification (CPV)
Medical equipmentsRepair and maintenance services of medical equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035a72 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering

Publisher note: SNBTS may extend the contract for up to 5 x 12 month periods. (SC Ref:844069)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Sept 2022 → 28 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2024
  4. Notice published24 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 08:55 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Dec 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Dec 2022, 14:04 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    28 Sept 2026, 08:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,818,3111 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 21 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Beckman Coulter UK Ltd£840,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Beckman Coulter UK Ltd£1,818,311 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 036558-2022-NSS222307-1 · Beckman Coulter UK Ltd

    Signed
    21 Dec 2022
    Value
    £840,000
    Period
    … – 31 Jan 2029
    Status
    active

  • Primary Blood Grouping Analyser & Associated Consumables · Beckman Coulter UK Ltd

    Signed
    21 Dec 2022
    Value
    £1,818,311
    Period
    1 Feb 2024 – 31 Jan 2029
    Status
    active
    • Change The original award value did not include the available extension periods. This modification updates the contract value to reflect the full potential contract term, including all extension options. No other changes have been made to the contract., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Following a review of the contract award notice, it was identified that the published contract value reflected only the initial contract term and did not include the value of the available extension periods. This modification is required to ensure the published contract value accurately reflects the full potential contract term as provided for in the original contract documentation.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)

Contracting authority 1 South Gyle Crescent., Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Beckman Coulter LtdAwarded supplier Kingsmead Business Park, London Road, High Wycombe, UK, HP11 1JUContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.