Awarded contract

Provision of Fungitell kits, pipettes and assay plates

  • Public Health England

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-003752

Published 24 February 2021, 10:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Public Health England

61 Colindale Avenue

London

NW9 5EQ

Email

scientific.procurement@phe.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

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

Provision of Fungitell kits, pipettes and assay plates

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 38432000 - Analysis apparatus

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Public Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract to Associates of Cape Cod for the provision of Fungitell kits, pipettes and assay plates for 3 years.

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: £1,500,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Public Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract to Associates of Cape Cod for the provision of Fungitell kits, pipettes and assay plates for 3 years.

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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Public Health England (PHE) requires the provision of Fungitell kits, pipettes, and assay plates for use in its

Bristol laboratories. PHE has awarded a contract to Associates of Cape Cod for these consumables, as

their assay plates, pipette tips, and tubes are the only ones compatible with the stakeholder’s current

equipment, readers, laptops, etc., and validated for use. The consumables must also be beta-glucan free.

Associates of Cape Cod is the only supplier that can meet its requirements.

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

10 February 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

Associates of Cape Cod Int., Inc.

Knowsley

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Country

United Kingdom