Official UK procurement notice
Provision of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Services
Authority: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of HLA Antibody Detection and Identification
CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 3 Oct 2024, 14:12 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Oct 2024, 09:57 BST
- Authority reference
DAC13063- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034609- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a579Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
No other reasonable alternative exists for this procurement and this service is critical to patient care and service delivery. This procurement is both essential and critical in supporting the long-term/optimum graft survival of renal transplant patients.
A replacement in the short-term is not a reasonable alternative as it would require extensive and robust validation and verification work in line with laboratory accreditation standards - UKAS ISO15189 that would result in significant disruption and disproportionate technical difficulties that would significantly impact on patient safety and the Trusts ability to deliver services. A new contract 4535237 has been awarded and the equipment is currently undergoing validation, this DAC is required to ensure service continuity until full implementation of the contract.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VH Bio Ltd | £150,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| VH Bio Ltd | £150,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Services · VH Bio Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Oct 2024
- Value
- £150,000
- Status
- active
Provision of HLA Antibody Detection & Identification Services · VH Bio Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Oct 2024
- Value
- £150,000
- 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- VH BIO LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.