Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Ezi-Strap Zip Ties, Tensioner, Ratchet cutter
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42000000 - Industrial machinery
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Supply of goods between Ezi Dock and DHSC of High containment sealing system for clinical waste bags for operation of high throughput lab in Leamington Spa for Covid 19 testing.
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: £284,050
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of goods between Ezi Dock and DHSC of High containment sealing system for clinical waste bags for operation of high throughput lab in Leamington Spa for Covid 19 testing.
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
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
Negotiated procedure without prior publication1. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.2. DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:A: As far as is strictly necessary: This item is a critical component to the clinical waste disposal process at the lab, core to its operation in a safe manner. Without this item, the lab cannot be operational with the void in the sample testing waste disposal process.B: There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: The Government announced its drive to hit Mass Test Targets of 3,000,000 tests per day by January 2021 and the potentially prolonged impacts of the COVID pandemic if it fails to do so. C: It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: Due to the urgency of the requirement to ensure lab operation within the desired timescales, time doesn’t allow to comply with required process under the PCRs. This would not meet the required timescales and as such lab operation as intended would be compromised.D: The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority: This is a niche requirement which can only be achieved via the one supply source (Ezi-Dock) to meet the necessary containment capability to maintain safety and risk standards in these unprecedented times.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 January 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ezi-Dock Systems Ltd
Unit 4B, Park Court Park Lane Business Park Kirkby in Ashfield Nottingham
Ashfield
NG5 6RX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
National registration number
04964554
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £284,050
Total value of the contract/lot: £284,050
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom