Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Public Health Wales
2 Capital Quarter, 2 Capital Quarter
Cardiff
CF10 4BZ
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.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
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
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-010518
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
15 April 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
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
Illumina Cambridge Ltd
Chesterford Research Park, Little Chesterford
Nr Saffron Walden
CB101XL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £273,708
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:141442)
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