Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
LISBURN ROAD
BELFAST
BT97AB
Contact
Norma Moore
FinanceProcurement@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN06 - Belfast
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://belfasttrust.hscni.net
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
MRC Holland Commercial kits for dosage analysis (MLPA Kits)
Reference number
DAC13192
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Procurement of Multiplex Ligation Amplification (MLPA) commercial kits - MRC Holland
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: £250,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Belfast HSC Trust - Laboratories
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement of Multiplex Ligation Amplification (MLPA) commercial kits - MRC Holland
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
There is currently no market competition or reasonable alternative for these kits. MRC Holland are the sole supplier of kits worldwide, there is no alternative supplier. BHSCT will continue to review the market for these kits once competition has been identified the Team will seek to tender.
BHSCT are relying on Regulation 32(2)(b) of the public contracts regulations which provides a derogation from the obligation to competitively tender for a contract for goods or services over the EU Threshold where the works or supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator as competition is absent for technical reasons - no other viable reasonable alternative exists for this procurement, MRC are sole suppliers of the dosage analysis Multiplex Ligation Amplification (MLPA) commercial kits. These kits are essential for patient care and patient delivery. The absence of competition is not the result of an artifical narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-000038
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DAC13192
Title
MRC Holland Commercial kits for dosage analysis (MLPA Kits)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 January 2025
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
MRC Holland
Willem Schoutenstraat 1
1057 DL Amsterdam
Country
Netherlands
NUTS code
- NL - Netherlands
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £250,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £250,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Belfast
BT8 8BH
FinanceProcurement@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom