Specimen Transporters

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: SPECIMEN TRANSPORTERS
2. Awarding Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Brecknock House, 8th Floor, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW. Tel: 02920746363. Email: emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk. Web:
Address of the buyer profile:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
4. 5. Description: The Awarding Authority who are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to supply specimen transports for the Welsh External Quality Assurance Service [WEQAS].
6. CPV Code: 42671100
7. NUTS code: UKL, UKL2, UKL22
8. Main site or place of performance: WEQAS Quality Laboratory, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5DU
9. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Reference number: 16/2254
Contract No: 16/2262/EC
10. Name and Address of Successful Contractor: MedDX Solutions Ltd, Unit 3, Skylon Place, Hursey Road, Hereford, HR2 6NX. Tel: 07739569912
11. Date of Contract Award: Not provided.
12. Number of tenders received: Not provided.
13. Estimated value of requirement: Value excluding VAT: 130 000.00 GBP
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 120 000.00 GBP
14. Other information: Body governed by public law
Health
This contract is divided into lots: No
Options: No
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
Weqas is a National External Quality Assessment Scheme which monitors the analytical performance of diagnostic laboratories in the UK, Ireland and overseas. Med DX solutions are the only company that has transporters specifically designed to hold the required combination of Weqas vials for distribution EQA material.
The packaging needs to be rigid and offer a high level of protection to the primaries. Each primary must be in contact with sufficient absorbent material to absorb the entire contents of the container. The absorbent material needs to be laminated / secured to the rigid material. Primary containers must be held securely in place so that they do not move during transport, to reduce potential for breakages. When closed the Secondary packaging must be leak-proof. Both leak-proof and drop test certification is required to support the performance features of the component.
The packing of the primaries into the Secondary packaging must be quick and easy. This should be reflected when unpacking and primary containers must be visible through the packaging.
MedDX offer patented leak-proof clamshell with internally laminated Super Absorbent. Space efficiently moulded to separate and hold bespoke primary containers. They are simple and intuitive to pack/close and un-pack. The transporters offer excellent protection to the Weqas vials and stand out as a professional product. They meet international transport regulations as a leak-proof secondary packaging for Exempt and Category B Biological Specimens.
A single tender has been invited and received from the manufacturer, due to the stated specialised material requirement.
The authority is applying a 10 day standstill period to allow suppliers in the marketplace an opportunity to appeal if they believe they have the capability to meet the Health Board’s material requirements.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
02/02/2017
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Authority will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract. Should additional information be required it should be requested from the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.
(WA Ref:64839)
For further information/documentation regarding the above contract award please visit:
TKR-201743-EX-92394
15. Submitted date: 3.4.2017.