Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
Contact
Kseniya Samsonik
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Companies House
RC000645
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Biorepository, Archiving and Retrieval Services for the University of Birmingham
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The University of Birmingham (Sponsor) invites tenders for the supply of Biorepository, Archiving and Retrieval services for clinical trial samples within the United Kingdom.
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: £500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 63121100 - Storage services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG3 - West Midlands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Birmingham invites tenders for the supply of Biorepository, Archiving and Retrieval services for clinical trial samples within the United Kingdom. The Bio storage service will be required to support the University Of Birmingham, Cancer Research Clinical Trials Unit in managing the receipt, storage, retrieval and distribution of a variety of clinical trial samples. The laboratory should hold a valid Human Tissue Authority (HTA) license. Compliance with Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) and applicable regulatory requirements is desirable.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Compliance to the Specifications / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: After Sales and Technical Back Up / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability and Environmental / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Standard Supplier Questionnaire (SQ) Part 1 and Part 2 / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 25
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-020324
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Supply of Biorepository, Archiving and Retrieval Services for the University of Birmingham
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BioGrad Limited
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD72 - Liverpool
Companies House
09225198
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £322,952.01
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Country
United Kingdom