Provision of haematopoietic stem cell processing storage and cellular therapy for clinical stem cell transplantation.

Official notice

Authority: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 24 Nov 2022

Awarded to Biovault Technical Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Cambridge BMT and Cellular Therapy Programme provides haematopoietic stem cell transplant and cellular therapy services to the East of England for the management of patients with predominantly haematological cancers it also supports the transplant programme in Ipswich. The service undertakes around 65 -70 allogeneic transplants per year around 30 down lymphocyte collections and supports around 300 autologous stem cell harvests.

The laboratory services to support the Cambridge BMT and Cellular Therapy Programme, for an initial period of 9 months, must:

provide the receipt processing cryopreservation and storage of autologous peripheral blood stem cell collections (HPC-A).
provide the receipt, evaluation processing and cryopreservation of donor lymphocyte material including fractionating collections into escalating dose schedules.
be compliant with HTA, MHRA and JACIE standards and have the appropriate accreditation and hold the appropriate licences.
be responsible for issuing cell product directly to the clinical facility with agreed notification, potentially within a 24 hour period of notice, and arrange an appropriate accredited courier.
must be able provide the full service required

Providers would be expected to integrate with the governance in quality systems within the Cambridge BMT and Cellular Therapy Programme and facilitate any regulatory, accreditation and quality requirements of the transplant programme.

CPV: For storage purposes · For surgical use · Medical · Services provided by medical laboratories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Please see II.1.4 above

Delivery: UK

85145000 Services provided by medical laboratories

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Nov 2022, 13:36 GMT
Last source update: 25 Nov 2022, 13:36 GMT
Authority reference: ADD/PU/SM/22/35
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-033506
Classification (CPV): For storage purposesFor surgical useMedicalServices provided by medical laboratories
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03886d Find a Tender

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 Trust believes that only Biovault Technical Limited has the capacity to provide the level of service required. For clinical reasons, the requirement must remain with one supplier and the requirement cannot be broken into Lots. The supplier has to be able to deliver the harvest/ stem cells, as required by the Authority, which can involve notification of less than 24 hour notice period

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Nov 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Biovault Technical LtdSubcontracting: declared	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of haematopoietic stem cell processing storage and cellular therapy for clinical stem cell transplantation. · Biovault Technical Ltd
Signed
24 Nov 2022
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
—	—	—	£1,200,000 – £1,200,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Hills Rd, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 0QQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Biovault Technical LimitedAwarded supplier 24 Brest Rd,, Plymouth, UK, PL6 5XPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.