Contract

Contract for End to End - Fully Automatic Neonatal Screening platform for New-born & Maternal Serum

  • The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-004953

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0319f5

Published 22 February 2022, 12:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Regent Point, Regent Farm Road

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 3HD

Contact

Ewan Bond

Email

ewan.bond@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1912138916

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC - North East (England)

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

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Contract for End to End - Fully Automatic Neonatal Screening platform for New-born & Maternal Serum

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 38434000 - Analysers

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The supply of an end to end solution, fully automatic neonatal screening platform for Maternal Serum Screening (MSS), commissioned to provide first trimester (Down’s, Patau’s and Edward’s Syndrome) and second trimester (Down’s) antenatal screening for North East of England and Cumbria as part of the wider network. This is for equipment and software.

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: £205,249.5

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance

NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The supply of an end to end solution, fully automatic neonatal screening platform for Maternal Serum Screening (MSS), commissioned to provide first trimester (Down’s, Patau’s and Edward’s Syndrome) and second trimester (Down’s) antenatal screening for North East of England and Cumbria as part of the wider network. This is for equipment and software.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Criterion 1 / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30

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:

The supplier will provide a full end to end solution. The equipment solution including the software to run it from Perkin Elmer is working across Public Health England. Maternal Serum Screening (MSS) is commissioned to provide first trimester (Down’s, Patau’s and Edward’s Syndrome) and second trimester (Down’s) antenatal screening for North East of England and Cumbria. Contracts are also in place to provide the same service for a number of other units around the UK using the same equipment. The network must all utilise the same methodology to remain compliant with the network approach and removes risk. Perkin Elmer is the incumbent supplier for the Trust.

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

Contract No

T/2022/008

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

21 February 2022

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

PerkinElmer LAS (UK) Ltd

Chalfont Road, Seer Green

Beaconsfield

HP9 2FX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC - North East (England)
National registration number

03763278

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: £205,249.5

Total value of the contract/lot: £205,249.5


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=669576238

GO Reference: GO-2022222-PRO-19691824

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust

Newcastle upon Tyne

Country

United Kingdom