United Kingdom-Coleraine: Paramedic, Nursing & Medicine Skills Equipment

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-013117/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: University of Ulster
Postal address: Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
Town: Coleraine
Postal code: BT52 1SA
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2870124515
Email: a.todd@ulster.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.ulster.ac.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Paramedic, Nursing & Medicine Skills Equipment

Reference number: project_26281
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 33100000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Procurement of Schools of Paramedic, Nursing & Medicine Skills Equipment for Ulster University.
Equipment has to be that which is used in clinical practice in Health and Social Care Trusts (including NIAS) and independent sector. This is essential in preparing students to work in theses settings and to work safely, i.e. the University learning environment must replicate practice.
Equipment has to be that which is used in other schools in order for interprofessional learning to operate successfully and for technical support and servicing to work across Schools.
Equipment has to be compatible with existing inventory.
Equipment has to be compatible with infrastructure, e.g. specifics models and sizes are compatible with uniforms, equipment bags and ambulance fixtures/fittings.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:476188.04
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement of Schools of Paramedic, Nursing & Medicine Skills Equipment for Ulster University.
Equipment has to be that which is used in clinical practice in Health and Social Care Trusts (including NIAS) and independent sector. This is essential in preparing students to work in theses settings and to work safely, i.e. the University learning environment must replicate practice.
Equipment has to be that which is used in other schools in order for interprofessional learning to operate successfully and for technical support and servicing to work across Schools.
Equipment has to be compatible with existing inventory.
Equipment has to be compatible with infrastructure, e.g. specifics models and sizes are compatible with uniforms, equipment bags and ambulance fixtures/fittings.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14) Additional information: Tenderers should note that figures in relation to values specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the University reserves the right to change any or all of them. The University reserves the right to modify this contract, under regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, in events of higher spend necessitated by unexpected occurrences.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research , experiment, study or development under the conditions stated
in the directive(for supplies only)
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
Equipment must be that which is used in clinical practice in Health and Social Care Trusts (including Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS)) and independent sector. This is essential in preparing students to work in theses settings and to work safely, i.e. the University learning environment must replicate practice.
Equipment has to be that which is used in other schools in order for interprofessional learning to operate successfully and for technical support and servicing to work across Schools.
Equipment has to be compatible with existing inventory.
Equipment has to be compatible with infrastructure, e.g. specifics models and sizes are compatible with uniforms, equipment bags and ambulance fixtures/fittings.
Cardiac Services are the sole Distributor for Laerdal, Limbs & Things and Adam Rouilly in Northern Ireland.

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2021/S 000-009055
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2021-05-12
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Cardiac Services
Postal address: 6 Wildflower Way, Boucher Road
Town: Belfast,
Postal code: BT12 6TA
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:476188.04
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Postal address: Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT1 3JY
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2021-06-10