Contract

Contract for the Genetic Testing of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)

  • The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-039158

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c262

Published 5 December 2024, 9:03am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Regent Point

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

NE7 7DN

Contact

Ewan Bond

Email

ewan.bond@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1912138916

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.newcastle-hospitals.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

Contract for the Genetic Testing of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85111800 - Pathology services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To provide Genetic testing for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) from provided sample taken by Trust

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: £405,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To provide Genetic testing for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)

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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Genincode PLC are the only available economic provider who have capacity to facilitate the specialist testing of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) including reporting to meet the requirements of the national test directory for rare and inherited disorders, NHS England, National genomic test directory including poly genic risk scores.

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

4 June 2024

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

Genincode PLC

Oxford Science Park

Oxford

OX4 4GP

Telephone

+44 1865676125

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
National registration number

11556598

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £405,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £405,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Regent Point

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

NE7 7DN

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk