Contract

Triple Irradiated Tryptone Soya Agar and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar Plates (Pharmacy Use)

  • Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf on Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and Social Care Trust.
  • Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
  • Western Health and Social Care Trust
  • Northern Health and Social Care Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-006341

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-045446

Published 20 February 2025, 3:39pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf on Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust and Western Health and Social Care Trust.

Supplies Centre, Gransha Hospital, Clooney Road,

Derry

BT47 6YZ

Email

palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN - Northern Ireland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road

Belfast

BT9 7AB

Email

palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN - Northern Ireland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Western Health and Social Care Trust

Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Glenshane Road

Londonderry

BT47 6SB

Email

palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN - Northern Ireland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Bretten Hall, Bush Road

Antrim

BT41 2RL

Email

palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN - Northern Ireland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

Triple Irradiated Tryptone Soya Agar and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar Plates (Pharmacy Use)

Reference number

5133588

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 33696500 - Laboratory reagents

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Triple Irradiated Tryptone Soya Agar and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar Plates (Pharmacy Use)

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: £1,663,176

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33696500 - Laboratory reagents

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Triple Irradiated Tryptone Soya Agar and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar Plates (Pharmacy Use)

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting / Weighting: 20

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting / Weighting: 80

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend for any periods up to and including 36 months.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

two.2.14) Additional information

This contract is by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast, Northern and Western Health and Social Care Trusts. The total contract value is £1,663,176.00. The initial contract period of 5 years is £966,140.00. Should the option of an additional 36 months extension be utilised as per clause 2.2 of the SS17bc Commercial Conditions of Contracts for Supplies Contracts, the approximate spend is £697,036.00. The contract also allows for an additional 18 month extension as per clause 2.3 of the SS17bc Commercial Conditions of Contracts for Supplies Contracts. None of the figures above represent a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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: 2024/S 000-030365


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

BIOMERIEUX UK LIMITED

CHINEHAM GATE, CROCKFORD LANE,

BASINGSTOKE

RG24 8NA

Email

uktenders@biomerieux.com

Telephone

+44 1256461881

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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: £2,821,683.91

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,663,176


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section I.1. The UK does not have a body responsible for appeals or mediation. The High Court is the arbiter of formal procurement challenges and the review procedures are as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Proceeding under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are time limited, and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court..

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Reference Section VI.3 Additional Information

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom