Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
The Jack Copland Centre, 52 Research Avenue, Heriot-Watt Research Park
Edinburgh
EH14 4BE
Telephone
+44 1313145522
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12722
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
Red Cell Serology
Reference number
NSS212204
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
SNBTS wishes to contract for the provision of a managed service comprising the supply of Integrated Red Cell Serology Testing technology, incorporating all equipment, test kits, reagents, relevant controls and calibrators, I.T.peripherals, delivery, installation, training and fully comprehensive systems maintenance.
The intention is to split the procurement into 2 separate Lots:
Lot 1 for Patient Services
Lot 2 for Donation Testing.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £3,311,333
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Red Cell Serology - Patient Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The five SNBTS Clinical laboratories provide comprehensive, 24 hours per day Blood Banking Services to their host hospitals. Reference work is undertaken for other hospitals in each area. The laboratories vary considerably in size, throughput and the range of tests performed. Thus the equipment needed at each site must be tailored to each laboratory’s needs but yet deliver single system working across SNBTS wherever possible.
A range of patient samples including paediatric, and increasing numbers of monoclonal therapy patients are referred for serological investigation by automated and manual testing. Testing is primarily performed on patient’s EDTA plasma samples but equipment/assays must be validated for EDTA and serum sample types.
; tests performed are:
- ABO RhD and K
- IAT screening (triple screen)
- DAT
- Antibody ID panel
- Serial titrations
- Phenotyping
Indicative numbers of samples tested per annum by each centre are as follows:
Edinburgh – 61,000 samples
Glasgow – 2,800 samples, predominantly samples referred for specialist serological investigation
Dundee – 39,000 samples
Inverness – 18,000 samples
Aberdeen – 51,000 samples
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Authority shall be entitled, at its option, to continue this Agreement beyond the Initial Term for three (3) twelve (12) Contract Month periods subject to giving not less than nine (9) Contract Months’ notice to the Contractor.
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Red Cell Serology - Donation Testing
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Donation Testing Directorate requires a solution in Edinburgh (JCC) to perform automated testing. Indicative numbers of samples per annum are as follows:
- IAT Screening of donors (Triple Screen) – 15,000 samples
- Full ID panel – 300 samples
- DAT – 2500 samples
- ABO RhD – 2,250 samples
- Titre (1/50) – 300 samples
- Extended phenotype (Under consideration*)
*Donor Testing have an interest in a cost effective solution to automate extended phenotyping including Fya, Fyb, Jka, Jkb, M, S, s
Present demand for this test is driven by clinical requirements and can be quite variable each day. Time of testing each day is also variable.
Current testing is performed and reported against red book recommendations.
Donation Testing hours of operation are as follows:
Working day - 07:00am hours to 16:00pm hours Monday to Sunday (inclusive)
SNBTS would expect that customer support would be available during the laboratories core operating hours of 9.00am – 17.00pm, Monday – Friday, any proposed solution must ensure a robust level of resilience to maintain continuous service delivery to our users on each site
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Authority shall be entitled, at its option, to continue this Agreement beyond the Initial Term for five (5) twelve (12) Contract Month periods subject to giving not less than nine (9) Contract Months’ notice to the Contractor.
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
Open procedure
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: 2021/S 000-026222
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Red Cell Serology - Patient Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
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: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Grifols Uk Ltd
Byron House, Cambridge Business Park,Cowley Rd,
Cambridge
CB4 0WZ
Telephone
+44 08452413090
Fax
+44 08452413314
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,100,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Red Cell Serology - Donation Testing
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IBG Immucor Limited
2 Cranbrook Way, Solihull Business Park
Solihull
B90 4GT
Telephone
+44 03303338742
Fax
+44 03303338749
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £208,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:690771)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Parliament House, Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
Country
United Kingdom