Award

Provision of Seegene rapid in-house SARS CoV 2 Testing System and Variant of Concern (VOC) testing

  • BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-021500

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02db6b

Published 31 August 2021, 5:07pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

LISBURN ROAD

BELFAST

BT97AB

Contact

Norma Moore

Email

norma.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKN - Northern Ireland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://belfasttrust.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

Provision of Seegene rapid in-house SARS CoV 2 Testing System and Variant of Concern (VOC) testing

Reference number

DAC

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of Seegene rapid in-house SARS CoV 2 Testing System and Variant of Concern (VOC) testing

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: £300,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Seegene rapid in-house SARS CoV 2 Testing System and Variant of Concern (VOC) testing

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
  • Additional deliveries by the original supplier

Explanation:

No reasonable alternative exists for this procurement, it is in the public interest and is required to enable the Regional Virology Laboratory to meet Covid-19 surge testing requirements. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.

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

Contract No

DAC

Title

Provision of Seegene rapid in-house SARS CoV 2 Testing System and Variant of Concern (VOC) testing

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 August 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

Accuscience Limited

Unit 3, M7 Business Park, Naas

Kildare

W91 XF79

Country

Ireland

NUTS code
  • IE - Ireland
Internet address

https://www.accuscience.ie/

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: £300,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £300,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Belfast

BT8 8BH

Email

norma.moore@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/