Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
c/o Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8TB
Contact
Mr Palbir Gill
Telephone
+44 1162588522
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF21 - Leicester
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/
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
The supply of Automated Blood Grouping Analysers
Reference number
DN421041
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
Notice of abandonment of procurement.
In accordance with Regulation 55 (1) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 we advise you that we no longer intend to continue with this competitive procurement process commenced by the OJEU Notice dispatched on 9 July 2019 under reference 2019/S 133-326413 for the above contract for the following reason:
The Trust has concluded that it is not able to proceed to contract award as the Procurement is fundamentally flawed. The Trust has, therefore, taken the decision in accordance with paragraphs 3.37.5 and 3.37.6 of the ITT to withdraw this Procurement exercise and not to proceed to contract award at this time.
The Trust envisages commencing a new and separate procurement process to secure the services
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Blood Transfusion department provides a Transfusion service across all three sites (Leicester General Hospital; Glenfield General and Leicester Royal infirmary).
The work is highly specialised and includes providing a routine and emergency transfusion and antenatal screening service to the surrounding population:
• The LRI provides a service to a busy emergency department,
haematology/oncology department and Womens and children’s department.
• The LGH provides service to the renal department and obstetrics department.
• The GH provides a service to highly specialised cardiac department with an equally specialised ECMO unit (extra corporeal membrane oxygenation).
Currently the department process approximately 113,000 group and saves per annum, which includes antenatal samples.
The department is MHRA accredited and UKAS ISO 15189 accredited.
New equipment was required to replace our current automated blood grouping analyser instrumentation.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical and Clinical Criterion / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option 1 – Reagent Rental 5 year fixed cost (with an option to extend for 2 years)
Option 2 – Reagent Rental 3 + 2 year fixed cost (with an option to extend for 2 years)
Option 3 – Capital Purchase 5 year fixed cost (with an option to extend for 2 years)
Option 4 – Capital Purchase 3 + 2 year fixed cost (with an option to extend for 2 years)
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
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: 2019/S 133-326413
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Leicester
Country
United Kingdom