Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Additional PCR Storage Kitting & Storage Capacity
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Regulation 32(2)c award to DHL for additional PCR kitting capacity for an additional 100k per day kitting and increased storage capacity for a maximum period of 6 months. The additional capacity is required due to a range of factors that have led to a material increase in demand for PCR 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: £20,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Regulation 32(2)c award to DHL for additional PCR kitting capacity for an additional 100k per day kitting and increased storage capacity for a maximum period of 6 months. The additional capacity is required due to a range of factors that have led to a material increase in demand for PCR testing
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
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
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication OJEU Regulation 32 (2) c award to DHL for additional PCR kitting capacity for an additional 100k per day kitting and increased storage capacity for a maximum period of 6 months. The additional capacity is required due to a range of factors that have led to a material increase in demand for PCR testing:1. Rise in symptomatic testing demand due to easing of lockdown measures 2. The spread of the Delta variant and resultant increases in positivity3. Approved expansion of use cases, including ERP4. Anticipated expansion of eligible symptoms . DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:a) As far as is strictly necessary: The recent lab expansion has created a significant delta between PCR kitting capacity and lab capacity. Current contracted kitting capacity is 375k kits per day, representing a ~435k per day shortfall against capacity required. The Authority plan to secure the additional 435k capacity through contracting 100k via this contract (previous kitting partner), then the remaining volume across specialist packing suppliers b) There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: The high transmissibility of the Delta variant and the easing of lockdown measures has led to a large increase in symptomatic testing in both Pillar 1 (swab testing in Public Health England labs and NHS hospitals) and Pillar 2 (swab testing for the wider population) laboratories. Positivity has now gone above 10%, a rate which has not been seen since early February 2021. c) The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: The Commission itself confirmed: “The current coronavirus crisis presents an extreme and unforeseeable urgency – precisely for such a situation our European rules enable public buyers to buy within a matter of days, even hours, if necessary.” (Commissioner Breton, Internal Market, 01.04.2020).d) It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: An award under Regulation 32 (2) c was identified as the most suitable route to award and the quickest to implement in order to address the urgent shortfall in capacity and overcome present inventory constraints. The contracts would be for a maximum period of 6 months, which is the minimum timeframe that suppliers are willing to scale up operations.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 September 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
McGregor Cory Limited (DHL)
Ocean House, The Ring, Bracknell, Berkshire
Bracknell
RG12 1AN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
00525750
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: £20,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom