Award

UKAS Accreditation

  • Southern Health & Social Care Trust

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-017227

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03d724

Published 16 June 2023, 3:38pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Southern Health & Social Care Trust

CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL,68 LURGAN ROAD, PORTADOWN

CRAIGAVON

BT635QQ

Contact

Paul Kelly

Email

paulr.kelly@southerntrust.hscni.net

Telephone

+44 2837566153

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0 - Northern Ireland

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://southerntrust.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

UKAS Accreditation

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85111800 - Pathology services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Direct award as UKAS is the UK National Accreditation body.

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: £189,050

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Direct award as UKAS is the UK National Accreditation body.

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:

UKAS is the recognised sole supplier of Pathology Accreditation in the UK. The Trust are seeking to rely on Regulation 32 (Bii) where competition is absent for technical reasons.

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

16 June 2023

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

United Kingdom Accreditation Service

2 Pine Trees Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames

TW18 3HR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
United Kingdom Accreditation Service

uk

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £189,050


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Portadown

Country

United Kingdom