Award

Saphyr Bionano System - Reagents and rental of equipment

  • BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-014223

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0456e4

Published 2 May 2024, 2:54pm



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

Region 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

Saphyr Bionano System - Reagents and rental of equipment

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 Saphyr Bionano System - Reagents and rental of equipment

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: £300,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

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

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Procurement of Saphyr Bionano System - Reagents and rental of equipment

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 reasonable alternative exists for this procurement as this service is essential to patient care and service delivery. This procurement is required to cover an interim period until a tender process can be completed. A replacement in the short-term is not a reasonable alternative as it would require validation and verification work that would result in significant disruption and disproportionate technical difficulties that would impact patient care and the trusts ability to deliver this service.

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

Saphyr Bionano System - Reagents and rental of equipment

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 May 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

Bionano Genomics UK Ltd

12 NewFetter Lane

London

EC4A 1JP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

08405108

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: £300,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £300,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Knockbracken Healthcare Park

Belfast

BT8 8BH

Email

FinanceProcurement@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom