Provision of X-Ray Irradiators

Official notice

Authority: Public Health England

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£448,308published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Dec 2020no call for competition

Awarded to RPS Service Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Public Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract to RPS Service Ltd for the provision of X-Ray Irradiators urgently needed to support COVID-19 work.

CPV: X-ray devices

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This procurement is for the provision of 2 X-Ray IrradiatorsAwarded

This procurement is for the provision of 2 X-Ray Irradiators. The equipment will enable PHE to produce high fidelity reagents for the COVID-19 response such as high-quality SARS-CoV-2 reference virus and RNA extractable material for the assessment of lateral flow rapid tests (‘Operation Moonshot’) and the Lighthouse laboratories for COVID-19 diagnosis respectively.

Delivery: UK

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: 29 Jan 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update: 29 Jan 2021, 22:56 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-001891
Classification (CPV): X-ray devices
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028eb9 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 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 urgent requirement is in response to the COVID -19 outbreak. A direct award has been made due to
extreme urgency under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c) for the purpose
of procuring X-Ray Irradiators. The equipment enables PHE to produce high fidelity reagents such as high-quality SARS-CoV-2 reference virus and RNA extractable material for COVID-19 diagnosis and support the increased demand for COVID-19 testing.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £448,3081 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Dec 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RPS Service Ltd	£448,308 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 001891-2021-1 · RPS Service Ltd
Signed
7 Dec 2020
Value
£448,308
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Public Health England

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Manor Farm Road, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK, SP2 0QTContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RPS Service LtdAwarded supplier Weybridge, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.