Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
WESTERN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST
WHSCT HQ, 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://www.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
BD Rhapsody Scanner
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 BD Biosciences for a BD Rhapsody Scanner
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: £96,617
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
BD Rhapsody Single Cell Scanner
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
BD Biosciences is the sole supplier of this technology/ platform.
We are relying on regulation 32(b)(ii), competition is absent for technical reasons. This supplier is the only company that provides this system, it is a sole source provider of a high throughput single cell scanner.
This is an essential quality control step. This is fundamental for single cell sequencing.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 December 2022
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
BD Biosciences
1030 Eskdale Road, Winnersh Triangle, Wokingham
Berks
RG41 5TS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ11 - Berkshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £96,617
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
A mandatory standstill period of at least ten days will apply for this notice.
The Western Health and Social Care Trust will not enter into a contract prior to midnight on Tuesday 10th January 2023
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Western Health and Social Care Trust
WHSCT HQ, Altnagelvin Hospital Site, Glenshane Road
Derry
BT47 6SB
Country
United Kingdom