Award

NextSeq 2000 Sequencing System

  • WESTERN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-027286

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-037144

Published 29 September 2022, 10:28am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

WESTERN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST

WHSCT HQ, Altnagelvin Area Hospital Site, Glenshane Road

LONDONDERRY

BT476SB

Contact

Anita Walsh

Email

Anita.Walsh@westerntrust.hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://westerntrust.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

NextSeq 2000 Sequencing System

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 38434540 - Biomedical equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Western Health and Social Care Trust intend to enter into an agreement with Illumina for an Illumina NextSeq2000 platform.

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: £275,017.03

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Illumina NextSeq 2000 Sequencing System

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Illumina is the sole supplier of this technology/ platform.

Illumina sequencing technology, sequencing by synthesis (SBS), is a widely adopted next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology worldwide, responsible for generating more than 90% of the world's sequencing data. Illumina sequencing instruments and reagents support massively parallel sequencing using a proprietary method that detects single bases as they are incorporated into growing DNA strands.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 September 2022

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

Illumina Cambridge Ltd

19 Granta Park, Great Abington

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

CB21 6DF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

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: £275,017.03

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £275,017.03


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

A Mandatory standstill period of 10 days will apply for this notice.

The Western Health and Social Care Trust will not enter into a contract prior to midnight on 10th October 2022.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL

LONDONDERRY

BT47 6SB

Country

United Kingdom