Award

Custom Arrays

  • The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-001623

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d3fd

Published 17 January 2025, 10:27am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Regent Point

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

NE7 7DN

Contact

Gillian Wood

Email

gillian.wood4@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Custom Arrays

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 33141625 - Diagnostic kits

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Supply of consumables related to custom testing panel

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £126,188.28

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC22 - Tyneside

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Various consumables related to custom testing panel

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

• This same assay was first used at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, the leading centre in the country for paediatric oncology and was considered the “gold standard” for diagnostic testing of these patients.
• Implementation of the same testing panel to ensure service consistency across the country.
• Development of a new custom panel from a different supplier, would require significant time, cost and validation

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Twist Bioscience

1 Morshead Road

London

W91JH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

05283571

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £126,188.28


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Regent Point

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

NE7 7DN

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk