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Published 6 Apr 2023, 17:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Swabbing Kits and results to authorised patients

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Industrial machinery (42)
+1 moreSoftware Packages & ERP (48)
 Delivery: UKWest Midlands (UKG3)
Published estimate£1,900,000≈ £380k / year20% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Apr 2023awarded 30 Jun 2023
Awarded to Saving Lives
Contract term 5 yrsends 4 Jun 2028 · extension options published · starts 5 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply of swabbing kits for self- administration to GP referred / authorised patients and the provision of test results to those patients

  • Recurrence: 60 months

CPV: Diagnostic kits · Dispatch system · Electronic data management (EDM) · Manual swab test kits

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The purpose of this contract is to provide a mechanism for GP's to authorise a…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£1,900,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide a mechanism for GP's to authorise a patient, that they have seen through a telemedicine consultation for an acute respiratory illness, to receive a swab kit that they can self-administer. Completed tests would be sent by the patient for laboratory testing (Currently testing is provided by a UKHSA lab). Test results would be issued to the service provider, who would in turn notify both the patient and GP

Contract period: 5 Jun 2023 – 4 Jun 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UK, West Midlands
Extensions: The total contract is for a period of 5 years through an initial 2 years plus a 2 year plus 1 year potential extensions.Variant bids: not allowed
33141625 Diagnostic kits38911000 Manual swab test kits48613000 Electronic data management (EDM)

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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70%
  • price: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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 · 60 months
First published
6 Apr 2023, 17:17 BST
Last source update
17 Jul 2023, 13:06 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
c189268
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020483
Classification (CPV)
Diagnostic kitsDispatch systemElectronic data management (EDM)Manual swab test kits
Delivery area
UKWest Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bd84 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
11 Apr 2023
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

6 Apr 2023 → 17 Jul 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    6 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    11 Apr 2023
  3. Contract starts
    5 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    17 Jul 2023, 13:06 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2023, 13:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,520,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 64 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Saving Lives£1,520,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 020483-2023-1 · Saving Lives

    Signed
    30 Jun 2023
    Value
    £1,520,000
    Period
    … – 4 Jun 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, London, SW1P 3JRContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SAVING LIVESAwarded supplier1144855 Lifford Hall Lifford Lane, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3JN, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3JNContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.