Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Bristol NHS Trust
Southmead Hospital, Southmead Road
Bristol
BS105NB
Contact
jessica Allen
Telephone
+44 7539562020
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
North Bristol NHS Trust
Bristol & Weston Purchasing Consortium
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Blood Extraction Platform
Reference number
WS2214880748
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
This contract is for 6 years with an options 1 year extension. Full details were provided in the Invitation To Tender pack.
The purpose of this notice is to alert the market that this opportunity has been awarded for high throughput DNA extraction platform.
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: £1,200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Additional requirements include;
- The platform should be high throughput with flexibility in batch sizes for efficient use. These
should range from a single sample to maximum batch size.
- The system must allow the use of a variety of tube types in which the extracted DNA can be
collected or eluted into, in particular 2ml screw-cap tubes and 2D barcoded tubes (e.g.
fluidX 0.7ml tubes).
- Cross-contamination of samples during automated processing must be shown to be absent
- The system must incorporate barcode scanning and be able to record the barcode labels of
both primary tubes and DNA output tubes in a log or database.
- The system must be able to use barcoding data to match the input tube with the output
tube and complete elution of DNA according to this information.
- The system must be capable of automating extraction procedure to a level where
'walkaway' operation is facilitated
- The system must be capable of sampling from the primary tube starting material (blood)-avoiding the need to manually aspirate from the primary sample tube
- The system must be enclosed in such a way to protect the operators.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Quality / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Social Values / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 50%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
optional extension of 1 year.
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 000-034019
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hamilton Sales and Service UK Ltd
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK - South West (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,200,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Bristol & Weston Purchasing Consortium
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom