Awarded contract

Down's Syndrome Screening Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS)

  • NHS England

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-028630

Published 28 September 2023, 2:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill

Leeds

LS2 7UE

Contact

Claire Burns

Email

claire.burns1@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 7872812559

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk//

Buyer's address

https://www.england.nhs.uk//

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

Down's Syndrome Screening Quality Assurance Support Service (DQASS)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Down Syndrome Screening Quality Assurance System. The DQASS service is a statistical support service for Down's, Edwards' and Patau's syndromes screening programme.

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: £281,500

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Down Syndrome Screening Quality Assurance System. The DQASS service is a statistical support service for Down's, Edwards' and Patau's syndromes screening programme.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

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

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

Explanation:

This is a below threshold procurement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


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

8 August 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

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED

New Cooperage Building, Royal William Yard

Plymouth

PL4 8AA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK41 - Plymouth
National registration number

3707827

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: £281,500

Total value of the contract/lot: £281,500


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/