Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Altnagelvin Area Hospital Site, Glenshane Road
Londonderry
BT476SB
Contact
Anita Walsh
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
NextSeq2000 Sequencing System
Reference number
Reference Number: DAC10826
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 NextSeq 2000 platform under regulation 32(2)(b).
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: £545,098.23
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Illumina NextSeq2000 Sequencing system
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Western Health and Social Care Trust are relying on regulation 32(2)(b), competition is absent for technical reasons. Illumina is the sole supplier of this specific high throughput sequencing technology/ platform. Illumina sequencing technology, sequencing by synthesis (SBS), is a widely adopted next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology worldwide. Illumina sequencing instruments and reagents support massively parallel, high-throughput sequencing using a proprietary method that detects single bases as they are incorporated into growing DNA strands. Nextseq2000 provides higher sensitivity to detect low-frequency variants, faster turnaround time for high sample volumes, comprehensive genomic coverage, lower limit of detection, higher capacity with sample multiplexing, ability to sequence hundreds to thousands of genes or gene regions simultaneously.
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 000-027286
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DAC10823
Title
NextSeq 2000
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 September 2022
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
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 is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £545,098.23
Total value of the contract/lot: £545,098.23
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
On September 29, 2022, a VEAT was published (Notice reference 2022/S 000-027286), and no challenges were received within the ten-day standstill period. The initial VEAT was only for the purchase of the equipment, but the Contract Award Notice includes subsequent maintenance, which will be paid for by CTRIC rather than the Western Health and Social Care Trust, thus the disparity in values.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Altnagelvin Hospital
Londonderry
BT47 6SB
Country
United Kingdom