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United Kingdom-St Asaph: CLI-OJEU-51547 Pathology Consumables, Equipment, and Instruments

2 Apr 23

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-009486/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Postal address: Alder House, Alder Court, St Asaph Business Park
Town: St Asaph
Postal code: LL17 0JL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1745366700
Email: nwssp.procurementcataloguepathology@wales.nhs.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
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: CLI-OJEU-51547 Pathology Consumables, Equipment, and Instruments

Reference number: CLI-OJEU-51547
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 33793000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services (NWSSP ProcS), hosted by Velindre NHS Trust, invites tenders on behalf of all NHS Bodies in Wales to appoint suitably qualified suppliers of Pathology Consumables, Equipment, and Instruments to an All Wales Framework Agreement. The duration of this Framework Agreement will be four years. This procurement is split into twenty-three Lots. Suppliers may submit offers for one or all Lots. Please refer to the ITT documentation found at
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 12481012 Currency: GBPII.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title: Blades, Handles, and Knives

Lot No:2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33141411

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Blades, knives, and handles used in Pathology Laboratories
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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.2.1) Title: Blotting Paper

Lot No:3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Used to remove excess liquids before viewing
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:4
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Bottles, crystallising dishes, and jars used through Pathology Laboratories
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:5
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Consumables to aid the removal of cells and the subsequent growth in artificial environments before cultivation, including petri dishes and culture bottles
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:6
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Urine collection and other specimen collection/container consumables
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:7
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Caps and lids for sample cups, vials, specimen containers and test tubes
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:8
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Cuvette is a piece of laboratory equipment that is intended to hold samples for spectroscopic analysis
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:9
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38436000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Small desktop equipment and instruments including, funnels, shakers, vortexes, reagent reservoirs and more
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:10
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Including filter paper, filter membranes and syringe filters for use in Pathology Laboratories
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:11
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Inoculation Loops & Needles used mainly by microbiologists to retrieve an inoculum from a culture of microorganisms. The loop is used in the cultivation of microbes on plates by transferring inoculum for streaking.
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:12
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Including beakers, cylinders, flasks, and weigh boats for use in Pathology Laboratories
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:13
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38510000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Slides and coverslips for viewing under a microscope
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:14
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33900000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Consumables used during post-mortems
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:15
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
PH Indicator Strips, sticks or rolls used to test fluids such as urine and saliva for use within the laboratory.
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:16
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38437000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Pathology Laboratory tool to transport a measured volume of liquid, often as a media dispenser
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:17
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Chemical and Vapour safety apparatus
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:18
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Consumables for covering or sealing vessels such as flasks, cuvettes, tests, beakers, petri dishes and more
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:19
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38436160

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Storage solutions for slides, tubes, cassettes, tissue blocks and pipettes, including thermal storage
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:20
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38911000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
An absorbent pad or piece of material for the collection of specimens
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:21
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33192500

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Used in chemical and biological experimentation and analysis
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:22
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09221200

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Consumables for the marking/identification/embedding and correct orientation of tissue samples
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:23
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Transport consumables to UN3373 for transport of specimens
II.2.5) Award criteria

Lot No:1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33793000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Consumables for examining biopsies under a microscope
II.2.5) Award criteria

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity,including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:As stated in the ITT document
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions: As stated in the ITT document

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
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:2022/S 000-022289
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2023-05-19 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2023-11-20
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2023-05-19 Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:February 2027
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:
The NHS Bodies in existence at the time of this tender are:
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Digital Health and Care Wales
Health Education & Improvement Wales
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Powys Teaching Health Board
Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Velindre NHS Trust
Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at
(WA Ref:129349)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: High Court
Postal address: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-03-31

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