Official UK procurement notice
Triple Irradiated Tryptone Soya Agar and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar Plates (Pharmacy Use)
Authority: Business Services Organisation·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTriple Irradiated Tryptone Soya Agar and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar Plates (Pharmacy Use)
CPV: Laboratory reagents
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Triple Irradiated Tryptone Soya Agar and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar Plates (Pharmacy Use)…AwardedPublished value£2,821,684
Triple Irradiated Tryptone Soya Agar and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar Plates (Pharmacy Use) Additional information: This contract is by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast, Northern and Western Health and Social Care Trusts. The total contract value is £1,663,176.00. The initial contract period of 5 years is £966,140.00. Should the option of an additional 36 months extension be utilised as per clause 2.2 of the SS17bc Commercial Conditions of Contracts for Supplies Contracts, the approximate spend is £697,036.00. The contract also allows for an additional 18 month extension as per clause 2.3 of the SS17bc Commercial Conditions of Contracts for Supplies Contracts. None of the figures above represent a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality / Weighting: 20%
- Price / Weighting: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality / Weighting: 20
- Price / Weighting: 80
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Apr 2024, 19:48 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Feb 2025, 15:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
5133588- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006341- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045446Find a Tender
Publisher note: In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section I.1. The UK does not have a body responsible for appeals or mediation. The High Court is the arbiter of formal procurement challenges and the review procedures are as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Proceeding under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are time limited, and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Oct 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Oct 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
28 Oct 2024 → 25 Feb 2025 · 5 dates- Submission deadline28 Oct 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Oct 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Next notice expected16 Dec 2024
- Notice published20 Feb 2025, 15:39 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until25 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2024- Published value published: £2,821,68423 Sept 2024, 15:53 BST
- Status changed to active23 Sept 2024, 15:53 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Sept 2024, 15:53 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Oct 2024, 15:00 GMT23 Sept 2024, 15:53 BST
- Status changed to complete20 Feb 2025, 15:39 GMT
- Buyer details updated20 Feb 2025, 15:39 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| bioMerieux UK LtdContract | £1,663,176 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · bioMerieux UK Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Feb 2025
- Value
- £1,663,176
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf on Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and Social Care Trust.Contracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawHealth
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Reference Section VI.3 Additional InformationReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BIOMERIEUX UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria