United Kingdom-Kettering: Pathology services

Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 186-334584/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Rothwell Road
Kettering
Postal code: NN16 8UZ
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Anne Greatorex
Phone: +44 1536493753
Email: anne.greatorex@kgh.nhs.uk
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law
I.3) Main activity:
Health
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object of the contract
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract:
Replacement of existing equipment to undertake Blood Culture tests.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SUPPLIES
NUTS code: UKF23
II.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS):
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Kettering General Hospital needs to replace their existing equipment to undertake Blood Culture tests.
It is the Trust intention to be more efficient providing improved services by extending the time during which blood cultures can be loaded onto the blood culture instrument.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
85111800,
II.1.6) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): YES
II.2) Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
205 000 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure:
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice/call for competition.
Kettering General Hospital needs to replace their existing equipment to undertake Blood Culture tests.
It is the Trust intention to be more efficient providing improved services by extending the time during which blood cultures can be loaded onto the blood culture instrument. As time is very limited a fully automated loading facility with minimum input from the operator is required.
The Trust has reviewed the market and only a particular instrument provides full automation that meets the future requirements of the trust.
The Trust intends to award business for the supply of equipment, reagents, consumables and maintenance to Biomerieux.
IV.2) Award criteria
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction has been used: NO
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
Contract ref:55
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No
Section V: Award of contract

Lot title: Replacement of existing equipment to undertake Blood Culture tests
V.1) Date of contract award decision:
V.2) Information about offers:
V.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken:
Biomerieux UK Limited
Unit H, Grafton Way
Basingstoke
Postal code: RG22 6HY
United Kingdom
V.4) Information on value of contract:
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: GBP 205 000
Excluding VAT
V.5) Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.2) Additional information:
VI.3) Procedures for appeal
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice:
22.09.2016