Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Portsdown Hill Road
Portsmouth
PO176AD
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Abionics SA AbioSCOPE sensitivity enhancement project
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38911000 - Manual swab test kits
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
This project will assess five different technical options to enhance the sensitivity of the Abionic MOTS ovalbumin IVD assay. The most favourable, or a combination of favourable options, will be optimised, evaluated and manufactured prior to assessment by Dstl.
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: 153,000 CHF
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- CH - Switzerland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This project will assess five different technical options to enhance the sensitivity of the Abionic MOTS ovalbumin IVD assay. The most favourable, or a combination of favourable options, will be optimised, evaluated and manufactured prior to assessment by Dstl.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 contract has its object services listed in Annex II B
Explanation:
The UK Ministry of Defence has the requirement for a high technology readiness level solution that can detect threat materials in environmental samples with high specificity and sensitivity.
Dstl now intends to procure the services of Abionic SA (Switzerland) to enhance the sensitivity of the Abionic MOTS ovalbumin IVD assay.
This particular assay is a laboratory test consumable, which is an equipment-specific plastic disposable device that allows the sample to be manipulated and presented to a proprietary instrument: the AbioSCOPE.. It has been designed and developed incorporating task-specific component parts (in this case MoD GFE antibodies in combination with Abionic's proprietary formulation of chemicals) that can be applied to specifically determine the presence of a substance (in this case the model protein, ovalbumin).
The procurement of these assays are required to meet specific customer specifications for analysis. A single source justification is deemed necessary in this instance, under Section 34 Regulation 32(5)(b); where the assays are intended to serve as a “(b) addition to an existing installation” (in this instance, the existing AbioSCOPE). A change in supplier would oblige Dstl to acquire supplies of different technical characteristics, resulting in the sourcing of a new instrument and a separate supply of consumables, changes to service support maintenance, as well as disproportionate technical difficulties in its operability (in this instance, changes to current uncertainties reported to our customer). Most significantly, there will be the necessity to fully revalidate methods on to the new instrument, causing an unacceptable burden on resources and a delay in the delivery of high priority work for the CBR S&T programme.
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/concession
Contract No
DSTL0000023435
Title
Abionics
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 October 2023
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
Abionic SA
Lausanne
Country
Switzerland
NUTS code
- CH - Switzerland
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 153,000 CHF
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
DSTL
Portsmouth
Country
United Kingdom