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Consumables for Tecan Automated Liquid Handlers

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

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08 Jan 2021 at 17:46

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for "Consumables for Tecan Automated Liquid Handlers" is conducted by the Department of Health and Social Care in the UK, focusing on the medical consumables industry. This tender, classified under the goods procurement category, is at the completed award stage, with a contract value of £3,309,228.69 signed on 9 December 2020. The procurement method was a limited negotiated procedure due to the extreme urgency created by the COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated a rapid response to ensure the availability of essential testing consumables. Delivery is expected within the UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the supply of medical consumables, particularly those capable of quickly responding to high demand with reliable shipping and quality assurance. Companies that specialise in manufacturing or providing medical supplies, especially those with existing capacity to scale production rapidly in response to emergency needs, would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method also indicates that innovative solutions and adaptability will be key for prospective suppliers aiming to meet the urgent requirements of the health sector.

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Notice Title

Consumables for Tecan Automated Liquid Handlers

Notice Description

Provision of consumables for Tecan automated liquid handlers

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of consumables for Tecan automated liquid handlers

Procurement Information

Negotiated procedure without prior publication1. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.2. A key element of ensuring an effective response to the pandemic is ensuring that there is adequate testing. Subsequently securing sufficient lab capacity in order to process test results is crucial.3. A market engagement exercise identified that these consumables are in high demand with a highly volatile supply chain. There is limited supply chain capacity available to supply the required volumes within the necessary timescale while working within the required manufacturing tolerances and validation requirements.4. The step-change required in consumables volumes due to evolving Covid testing requirements and volatile supply chain capacity due to high global demand required DHSC to procure these consumables on an urgent basis. This led to an urgent need to scale-up the supply of the consumables to enable the scale-up in the testing capacity and to mitigate any potential risk to the existing test capacity.5. DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:A. As far as is strictly necessary: Increased supply of consumables to meet the increased number of tests now required was identified as strictly necessary to meet the demand to scale up population testing.B. There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: It is responding to COVID-19 immediately because of public health risks presenting a genuine emergency.C. The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: The Commission itself confirmed: "The current coronavirus crisis presents an extreme and unforeseeable urgency - precisely for such a situation our European rules enable public buyers to buy within a matter of days, even hours, if necessary." (Commissioner Breton, Internal Market, 01.04.2020).D. It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: It is not possible to comply with the timescales of another procedure due to the urgent requirement to ensure the amount of tests processed increases with the necessary demand. E. The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority - DHSC has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0288e7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000403-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products


CPV Codes

33140000 - Medical consumables

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,309,228 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Dec 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TECAN

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