The Supply and Delivery of Negative Controls

Authority: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED (Public body)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: North West (UKD62)

Awarded value£200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Sept 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Qnostics

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply and delivery of negative controls for the Lighthouse Laboratory required for PCR testing of COVID-19.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The supply and delivery of negative controls for Covid-19 PCR testing within the…Awarded

The supply and delivery of negative controls for Covid-19 PCR testing within the Lighthouse Laboratory. Contract period until end December 2021.

Delivery: North West

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

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: 26 Oct 2021, 14:50 BST
Last source update: 26 Oct 2021, 14:50 BST
Authority reference: DN578465
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-026786
Classification (CPV): Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery area: North West (UKD62)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f00f Find 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: The positive control used is a harvest of cells producing the Virus. Therefore, the most relevant negative control is a harvest of the same cells, grown by the same supplier, in the same conditions, except not producing the virus. Thus, we cannot manufacture or obtain a more relevant control from other suppliers and competition is absent for technical reasons. These controls are now a part of the UKAS accredited workflow and so are an essential part of the process thus competition is absent for technical reasons.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Qnostics	£200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 026786-2021-1 · Qnostics
Signed
29 Sept 2021
Value
£200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Medicines Discovery Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic bodyResearch - MedicalResearch - Medical Block 35, Mereside, Alderley Park, Cheshire, North West, SK10 4ZFContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

QnosticsAwarded supplier Glasgow, North West

Official documents & specifications

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No document links were published on the notice.