Contract

Pathology Equipment for PCR Testing

  • Medicines Discovery Catapult

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-017561

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02cc07

Published 23 July 2021, 7:37pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Medicines Discovery Catapult

Block 35, Mereside, Alderley Park

Cheshire

SK104ZF

Contact

Ms Laura Hough

Email

laura.hough@md.catapult.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1625708394

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD62 - Cheshire East

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://md.catapult.org.uk/

Buyer's address

https://md.catapult.org.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

Research - Medical

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research - Medical


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Pathology Equipment for PCR Testing

Reference number

DN558694

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

Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) is a national facility for collaborative R&D exploring and developing new approaches to the discovery and proof of well targeted medicines, diagnostics and biomarkers. Funded by Innovate UK, an agency of the UK government, MDC are an independent not-for-profit company bringing together a fragmented UK sector of industry, academia, charities, technologists, services, finance companies, SMEs and start-ups who together can turn good science into new, high value products. By sharing problems, rare expertise and assets we support the growth of this new community through a time of radical business and national change.

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: £200,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD62 - Cheshire East
Main site or place of performance

Medicines Discovery Catapult Services Ltd

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Medicines Discovery Catapult Services Ltd (MDCS) has agreed a contract with SynLab Laboratory Services (SynLab) for the MDCS to provide SynLab with SARS-CoV-2 tests. The agreement also includes agreement for SynLab to lease to a potential purchase the below equipment to MDCS, for a value in the region of £200,000.00:

Thermo Fisher Life Technologies - KF FLX 96 DEEP, SMST, 1YZG11 Quantity 2

Thermo Fisher Life Technologies - CORD,PWR 10A/240V-C13-UK 2.5M Quantity 2

Thermo Fisher Life Technologies QSTUDIO 7 FLX, 384W INST,LPTP Quantity 1

Thermo Fisher Life Technologies 384-WELL CALIBRATION INSTALL KIT Quantity 1

Thermo Fisher Life Technologies POWER CORD-UK EACH Quantity 1

Thermo Fisher Life Technologies 1 DAY REAL TIME PCR TRAINING AT CUSTOMER SITE

Thermo Fisher Life Technologies ASSURANCE,QSTUDIO7FLEX Quantity 1

Thermo Fisher Life Technologies 384WELL CALIBRATOR W/ABY DYE Quantity 1

Thermo Fisher Life Technologies384WELL CALIBRATOR Quantity 1

Thermo Fisher Scientific BSC Herasafe 2030i 1.5m incUVC, stand, frame, delivery, commissioning, KSN Top box Quantity 2

Cepheid GeneXpert: GXIV‐4‐L‐10C Description GeneXpert IV Laptop ‐ 4 Modules ‐ 10 colours

(including 1 years service agreement) Quantity 1

Capheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 20 kits Quantity 1

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 0

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

two.2.14) Additional information

https://md.catapult.org.uk/


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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Medicines Discovery Catapult Services Ltd (MDCS) has agreed a contract with SynLab Laboratory Services (SynLab) for the MDCS to provide SynLab with SARS-CoV-2 tests. The intention is that SynLab will utilise the MDCS as a referral laboratory to assist with analysing of Sars-CoV-2 Samples. The MDCS will be analysing the Samples provided to it following the Sars-CoV-2 Tests using equipment owned and provided by the SynLab as per the Equipment Hire Agreement dated 10th June 2021 the MDCS have the option to purchase the equipment at the end of the contract.

A condition of the contract is that the MDCS must operate the Thermo Fisher Life Technologies Equipment which in turn requires the use of specific reagents for PCR COVID testing.

The MDCS must operate the Thermo Fisher Life Technologies equipment and relevant reagents to ensure that the analysis being carried out on the biological samples provided by SynLab will produce data that is compliant with our current UKAS accreditation.

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

Title

Pathology Equipment for PCR Testing

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 June 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SYNLAB Laboratory Services

2 Portman Street, London

W1H 6DU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £200,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £200,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd

Macclesfield

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd

Macclesfield

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

https://md.catapult.org.uk/

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd

Macclesfield

Country

United Kingdom