United Kingdom-Belfast: Biochemical analysers

Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 013-019612/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Southeastern Health and Social Care Trust
Postal address: Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Road
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT16 1RH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Ellie Duly
Telephone: +44 2890411706
Email: ellie.duly@setrust.hscni.net
Nuts code: UKN0
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

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: Portable POCT blood analysers and consumables.
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38434500
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Supply and delivery of portable POCT blood gas and blood chemistry analysers including the supply of reagents and consumables to the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:170000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKN0 Main site or place of performance:South Eastern Health And Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply and delivery of portable POCT blood gas and blood chemistry analysers including the supply of reagents and consumables to the South Eastern Health and social care trust in Northern Ireland.

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
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
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
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/concession
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2017-01-17
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Abbott Laboratories Ltd
Town: Maidenhead
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UK
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:170000.00
Currency:GBP
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: N/A
Town: N/A
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2017-01-17

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:
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust intends to award a contract for the supply and delivery of portable POCT blood gas and chemistry analysers including the supply of reagents and consumables to Abbott Laboratories Ltd. The goods can be provided only by Abbott Laboratories Ltd due to the clinical requirement of testing for urea in addition to multiple other analytes identified by South Eastern Health AND Social Care Trust. Due to the specialised nature of the urea test only Abbott Laboratories can provide this test for urea on portable POCT blood analysers. The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust anticipate the duration of the contract will be for 2 years.