Contract

Improving Resilience - Stem Cell Registry

  • Department of Health and Social Care

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-032391

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-035aa5

Published 15 November 2022, 2:59pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Health and Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Contact

Julia Estruga

Email

ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1132045540

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Improving Resilience - Stem Cell Registry

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The appointed supplier would need to provide services that include recruit donors, take necessary samples for genotyping, conduct laboratory analysis and genotyping and add the genotyped donors to the aligned UK Stem Cell Registry

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: £750,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI32 - Westminster

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to appoint a competent supplier for the delivery of two main outcomes
a) Increase the number of UK donors providing stem cell transplants for UK patients to improve resilience and sustainability of the UK stem cell supply
b) Increase the diversity of the donor pool to reduce health inequalities facing ethnic minority patients.

The appointed supplier would therefore need to provide services that include recruit donors, take necessary samples for genotyping, conduct laboratory analysis and genotyping and add the genotyped donors to the aligned UK Stem Cell Registry.

Intended contract term: 2 years and 3 months (1st January 2023 to 31 March 2025) with the option to extend for a further period or periods of 12 months.
Contract value (including extensions): £750,000 exclusive of VAT, £900,000 inclusive of VAT.

The deadline to submit the questionnaire: no later than 17th October 2022, 12:00:00 GMT.

This Tender process will be issued by in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations) Schedule 3 (“Light Touch”) services. This Procurement Exercise will therefore be run in accordance with ‘the Regulations’ as they apply to “light touch” services.
While the Authority is following a process broadly corresponding to an Open Procedure under ‘the Regulations’ neither that fact nor any other statements, acts or omissions of the Authority in connection with this Procurement Exercise should be taken as indicating that the Authority intends to be bound by the provisions of the ‘Regulations’ or the general principles to any greater extent than applies by law to the Light Touch Regime.

The opportunity will be available on the DHSC Atamis eTendering System. Select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so.
To find this opportunity in the eTendering system, select “Find Opportunities” and then search by project number or title. Once you have found the Opportunity, press the ‘Register Interest’ button to register your interest. This will make the project to appear on ‘My proposals and quotes’. From there you can review documents, send clarification messages, submit the response, or decline to respond,

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Various Technical Criteria / Weighting: 70

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 20

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

two.2.14) Additional information

Redacted contract has been published on: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0a02869-16b3-4ae9-9661-2b8f1b3db8b0


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: 2022/S 000-022025


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

15 November 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Anthony Nolan

2 Heathgate Place, 75-87 Agincourt Road

London

NW3 2NU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
National registration number

02379280

Internet address

http://anthonynolan.org

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: £750,000

Lowest offer: £750,000 / Highest offer: £750,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals