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Weqas Protective Packaging Solutions for EQA Material

Laboratory tool carriers
Wales (UKL)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board: "Weqas Protective Packaging Solutions for EQA Material". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board
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Published history for NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Coverage: 2 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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CompetitionNot published
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Legal basisNot published
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Electronic submissionNot published
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Published4 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST
Last source update4 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLaboratory tool carriers
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02d081
What is being bought
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to supply a range of protective packaging solutions for EQA material for the Welsh External Quality Assurance Service (Weqas).
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    4 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    4 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Weqas is one of the largest External Quality Assessment providers in the UK, with over 50 years of experience in delivering global Quality Assurance Programmes in Laboratory Medicine. Weqas operates as an independent organisation, hosted by Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, based at Unit 6, Parc Ty Glas, Cardiff. Supplying to more than 35,000 sites per month, Weqas provides over 40 EQA Programmes, including external audit, performance analysis and an educational advisory service. The majority of Weqas' EQA material is manufactured in-house, and Weqas wish to award a two year with an option to extend for up to a further two years for the supply of protective packaging. The requirement is for a complete packaging solution to ship EQA material across the UK and overseas (including transporters, cold packs, outer envelopes). All products will be recyclable or made from sustainable material where possible. The specimen transporters must meet international transport regulations as a leak-proof secondary packaging for Exempt and Category B Biological Specimens.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Aug 2021, 09:05 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 3 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST · £350,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
MedDX Solutions Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£350,000 · signed 3 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board

Contracting authority GB-FTS-17437
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  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board
    buyer

    Procurement Department, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Woodlands House, Maes-Y-Coed Road,, Cardiff, UK, CF14 4HH
    emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
    +44 02921836450

  • High Court
    reviewBody

    Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

  • MedDX Solutions Ltd
    supplier

    Unit 3, Skylon Place, Hursey Road, Hereford, UKG11, HR26NX
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Procedure rationaleMedDX Solutions are the only company that are able to supply specimen transporters that are specifically designed to hold the required combination of Weqas unique vial sizes for distribution of their EQA material. The packaging solutions are required to be rigid and offer a high level of protection to the primaries. Each primary must be in contact with sufficient absorbent material to absorb the entire contents of the container. The absorbent material needs to be laminated / secured to the rigid material. Primary containers must be held securely in place so that they do not move during transport, to reduce potential for breakages. When closed the secondary packaging must be leak-proof. Both leak-proof and drop test certification is required to support the performance features of the component. The packing of the primaries into the secondary packaging must be quick and easy. This should be reflected when unpacking and primary containers must be visible through the packaging. MedDX offer a patented leak-proof clamshell with internally laminated Super Absorbent. The transporter packaging is efficiently moulded to separate and hold bespoke primary containers. They are simple and intuitive to pack/close and un-pack. In addition, they deliver an efficient packaging experience in terms of time to pack; no extra absorbent material needs to be added. The transporters offer excellent protection to the Weqas vials. They meet international transport regulations as a leak-proof secondary packaging for Exempt and Category B Biological Specimens. All PE envelopes supplied are fully recyclable and the transporters and envelopes are printed with the Weqas logo as part of the requirement. On the basis of the above, the Health Board are issuing this notice to the market and applying a 10 day standstill period prior to awarding the two year contract which will include an option to extend for up to two further years.