Award

Provision of Automated Digital Slide scanner

PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND

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Award

29 Jan 2021 at 22:56

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Public Health England (PHE), which has awarded a contract for the provision of an Automated Digital Slide Scanner. This purchase, categorised under diagnostic systems within the broader goods industry, is located in the UK. The contract was awarded to Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited and is marked as complete, following a limited procurement methodology. The award was necessitated by extreme urgency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected key dates and deadlines pertinent to public health emergency compliance.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in laboratory and diagnostic equipment, particularly those proficient in digital imaging technologies. Companies specialising in similar products or offering innovative solutions for enhancing pathological analysis and rapid reporting would be well-suited to compete in future tenders. Such enterprises can leverage the urgency noted in the procurement rationale to align their offerings with the ongoing needs of health organisations managing critical public health crises.

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Notice Title

Provision of Automated Digital Slide scanner

Notice Description

Public Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract to Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited for the provision of Automated Digital Slide scanner. PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004).

Lot Information

Lot 1

This single tender action request is for the purpose of procuring a digital slide scanner in support of increased output and digital image analysis to produce quantitative instead of qualitative only pathological analysis and rapid access for short through-put reporting which is necessary for the current COVID-19 studies.

Procurement Information

The Government must protect the health and well-being of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 Jan 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 Mar 2020. PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). This urgent requirement is in response to the COVID -19 outbreak. A direct award has been made due to extreme urgency under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c) for the purpose of procuring a digital slide scanner in support of increased output and digital image analysis to produce quantitative instead of qualitative only pathological analysis and rapid access for short through-put reporting which is necessary for the current COVID-19 studies.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-028ec9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001907-2021
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)


CPV Codes

33124110 - Diagnostic systems

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jan 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Sep 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
PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SALISBURY
Postcode
SP2 0QT
Post Town
Salisbury
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Till Valley
Westminster Constituency
East Wiltshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS

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