NP88024 – COVID-19 Sequencing Labs – Hamilton Service & Maintenance

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Strategic Sourcing, National Procurement
Postal address: Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent
Town: Edinburgh
Postal code: EH12 9EB
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Paul Clyde
Telephone: +44 1312757728
Email: paul.clyde@nhs.scot
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: NP88024 – COVID-19 Sequencing Labs – Hamilton Service & Maintenance

Reference number: NP88024
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 43121500
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Scope of this Contract Award is for the Service & Maintenance costs of the purchased Hamilton instruments – Equipment Brands (NGS STAR 96 and STARlet 8 AL) installed within the NHS Scotland Sequencing laboratory located within both NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:267470
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 43121500

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement

For the Service & Maintenance costs of the purchased Hamilton Instruments -Equipment Brands (NGS STAR 96 and STARlet 8 AL) installed within the NHS Scotland Sequencing laboratories located within NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion – Name: Quality to meet Service requirements/Weighting:20
Price – Weighting:80
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

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

2.Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official
Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

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:
This is a Direct Award under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) “competition is absent for technical reasons”. Only Hamilton have the ability and expertise to deliver the requirements as they are the original equipment manufacturer.

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
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NP88024
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2024-08-06
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:0
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received from non-EU Member States:1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Hamilton Sales and Service UK Ltd
Postal address: Unit 1 Forge Mills Park, Station Road
Town: Coleshill
Postal code: B46 1JH
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1212729280
Fax: +44 1212729280
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 267470
Total value of the contract/lot:267470
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
(SC Ref:776191)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Sherrif Court
Postal address: 27 Chambers Street
Town: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1312252525
E-mail: Edinburgh@scotcourts.gov.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2024-08-26