Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Unit G3, Harbour Yard, Chelsea Harbour
London
SW10 0XD
Contact
chelwest.tenders@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk
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 Guardant360 assay kits
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33910000 - Pathology dissection instruments and supplies
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Guardant360 assay kits are required to deliver the Trust's partnership agreement with Guardant Health.
This is the only kit that can be used to deliver this and is included in the contract requirements with Guardant.
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: £1,638,336
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The G360 assay designed by Guardant Health is run using Guardant's proprietary sequencing reagents and bioinformatics pipeline and as such an alternative sequencing assay cannot be used.
This is direct award to Guardant Health due to designed kits which are needed to run the Guardant assay.
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:
- procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance
Explanation:
There is only one supplier i.e. Guardant, we have to use their kit to run the Guardant assay, there is no alternative. We have formed a partnership with Guardant to provide this service.
Guardant360 CDx utilizes circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) from plasma of peripheral whole blood collected in Streck Cell-Free DNA Blood Collection Tubes (BCTs). Guardant360® CDx is a qualitative custom designed next generation sequencing-based in vitro diagnostic device that uses targeted high throughput hybridization-based capture technology for detection of single nucleotide variants (SNVs), insertions and deletions (indels) in 55 genes, copy number amplifications (CNAs) in two (2) genes, and fusions in four (4) genes.
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
15 October 2021
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
Guardant Health
505 Penobscot Drive Redwood City CA 94063 United States
Redwood City
CA 94063
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
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: £1,638,336
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,638,336
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Unit G3, Harbour Yard, Chelsea Harbour
London
SW10 0XD
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Unit G3, Harbour Yard, Chelsea Harbour
London
SW10 0XD
Country
United Kingdom