Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Contact
Mandy Hodgson
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKL18 - Swansea
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The DVLA is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), based in Swansea. The DVLA’s primary aims are to facilitate road safety and general law enforcement by maintaining accurate registers of drivers and vehicle keepers and to collect Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).
The purpose of the Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency is to provide an accurate and confidential blood sample screening (Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) utilising the Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) methodology with classic reporting.
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: £1,670,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL18 - Swansea
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of the laboratory services is to provide an accurate and confidential blood sample screening (Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) utilising the Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) methodology with classic reporting.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery / Weighting: 16%
Quality criterion - Name: CDT Testing / Weighting: 16%
Quality criterion - Name: Franchise Doctors / Weighting: 18%
Quality criterion - Name: Storage and Destruction / Weighting: 6%
Quality criterion - Name: Management Information Reporting - Service Delivery – Reporting of results / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Management Information Reporting - To assess performance and identify trends for process improvement / Weighting: 3%
Quality criterion - Name: Business Continuity / Weighting: 6%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - Wellbeing / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 80%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 x 12 month options
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: 2022/S 000-030671
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
PS/21/126A
Title
Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SYNLAB Laboratory Services
Gavenny Court, Brecon Road
Abergavenny
NP7 7RX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,670,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.
Swansea
Country
United Kingdom