Contract

Courier Services - Blood Products

  • The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-026114

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044e5b

Published 16 August 2024, 12:43pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 9EB

Contact

Gordon Dickson

Email

gordon.dickson@nhs.scot

Telephone

+44 1313145522

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883

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

Courier Services - Blood Products

Reference number

NSS02623

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 64120000 - Courier services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) require a contract to be put in place in respect of Courier Services – Blood Products.

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: £780,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 64120000 - Courier services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) require a contract to be put in place in respect of Courier Services – Blood Products for specialist units based around Scotland, to include but not limited to the following sites:

SNBTS Jack Copland Centre – Heriot Watt Research Park, Riccarton

Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh

Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Edinburgh

Gartnavel Hub, Glasgow

Beatson Cancer Centre, Glasgow

Donor Centre, Edinburgh

Donor Centre, Glasgow

Donor Centre, Dundee

Donor Centre Aberdeen

Donor Centre Inverness

Pentland Science Park

The transfer of blood products will be to NHS Health boards, Private Hospitals and other specialist units both locally, nationally and internationally.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 80

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

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: 2024/S 000-010336


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NSS02623

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

9 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Eagle Couriers

35 - 38 Evans Business Park

BATHGATE

EH48 2EH

Telephone

+44 08451231230

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: £780,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:775447)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Parliament House, Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

Country

United Kingdom