Award

Service contract for 3x Nextseq 550 and 1x Miniseq

  • Public Health Wales

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-010518

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044eb9

Published 2 April 2024, 10:30am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Public Health Wales

2 Capital Quarter, 2 Capital Quarter

Cardiff

CF10 4BZ

Email

mathew.williams4@wales.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

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.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

Service contract for 3x Nextseq 550 and 1x Miniseq

Reference number

PHW-STA-2324-061

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Service and maintenance of equipment used by the Pathogen Genomics Unit (PenGU) to provide a routine service to specialist and reference labs across Microbiology and across Wales.

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: £273,708

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Main site or place of performance

Cardiff

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Three year fixed service contract for 3x Nextseq 550 and 1x Miniseq are required by PenGU in order to provide a routine service to specialist and reference labs across Microbiology and across Wales. Any equipment failures will add delays to the TAT and reduce resilience. The equipment can only be maintained by the Provider (Illumina Cambridge Ltd). They are the only supplier with the capability to maintain this equipment and the cost of repair, when out of contract, is significant.

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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This specialist equipment that can only be maintained by the Provider (Illumina Cambridge Ltd). The cost of repair, when out of contract, is significant.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27 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

Illumina Cambridge Ltd

Chesterford Research Park, Little Chesterford

Nr Saffron Walden

CB101XL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £273,708


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=139902.

(WA Ref:139902)

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