Awarded contract

FibroScan 430+M and travel case

  • BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-007021

Published 5 March 2024, 1:47pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

LISBURN ROAD

BELFAST

BT97AB

Contact

Norma Moore

Email

FinanceProcurement@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS 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

FibroScan 430+M and travel case

Reference number

DAC

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 FibroScan 430+M and travel case

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: £63,750

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Procurement of FibroScan 430+M and travel case

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

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

Explanation:

No other reasonable alternative exists for this procurement. No other manufacturer makes a scanner capable of this functionality for detecting and diagnosing liver impairment. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing 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


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

DAC

Title

FibroScan 430+M and travel case

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 March 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Echosens UK Ltd.

4 Burley House Caspian Road

Altrincham

WA14 5 HH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
Companies House

11945055

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £63,750

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £63,750


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

Knockbracken Healthcare Park

Belfast

BT8 8BH

Email

FinanceProcurement@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/