Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
Telephone
+44 1443848585
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
one.2) Information about 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
GRIDION™ MK1 OXFORD NANPORE CAPITAL AWARD
Reference number
CAV-DCO (21-22) 264
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
NWSSP on behalf of Cardiff and Value UHB have been requested to purchase a GRIDION™ MK1 from Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Oxford Nanopore is listed as a supplier on Public Health England National Microbiology Framework Lot 1. The framework allows for direct award on technical justification. Further details within the main description of this notice
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: £107,125
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is to confirm a contract has been awarded with Oxford Nanopore Technologies for the purchase of the GridION™ Mk1. The contract will be direct awarded on technical grounds via Public Health England National Microbiology Framework Lot 1. This notice is to be taken as the 10 day standstill period and will expire on the 11th March at midnight. If you have any questions regarding this notice please contact us through sell to wales.
Patents held by Oxford Nanopore Technologies in Europe and the United States, GridION Mk1 cannot be offered by other companies.
The equipment has the below unique features: -
- 5 asynchronous sequencing ports allowing flexibility for sequencing runs.
- Compatible with both MinION and Flongle flow cells, providing the option to go for a low or higher throughput sequencing run
- A benchtop instrument with built in GPU capacity for real-time basecalling and analysis
- Adaptive sampling capability, allowing for customisable computational target enrichment, with the same workflow
- Nanopore sequencing has unrestricted read length, allowing for both short and long reads to be generated on the platform
Exclusivity for component used in Nanopore Detection Technology provided by Oxford Nanopore Technologies, as well as for methods performed by the same technology, is considered exclusive to the company and is protected by one or more of the following patents, owned or exclusively licensed to the company:
- WO2010/086622 - US5795782A1
- WO2012/164270 - US6015714A1
- WO2013/014451 - US6362002B1
- WO2014/013260 - EP1238275B1
- WO2013/041878 - US8673556B2
- WO2010/000789
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Following a Prior Information Notice which expired on the 11th March 2022 with no challenges an award has now been made to oxford nanopore.
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:
As per the description there are patents present on the equipment which has prevent competition from other suppliers.
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
CAV-DCO (21-22) 264
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
Gosling Building, Edmund Halley Road
Oxford
OX44DQ
Telephone
+44 7879896025
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £107,125
Total value of the contract/lot: £107,125
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:119819)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom