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title: "The supply of Blood Glucose & Ketone Monitoring Systems for Point of Care Testing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ec9f"
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buyer: "ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# The supply of Blood Glucose & Ketone Monitoring Systems for Point of Care Testing

Buyer: ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ec9f

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## Summary

The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the supply of Blood Glucose & Ketone Monitoring Systems for Point of Care Testing to Abbott Laboratories Limited. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The purpose of this contract is to maintain service continuity for a period of twenty-one months. The contract value is £241,000 and was signed on 26th August 2022 at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust's location in Bath, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing blood-testing reagents to compete for the supply of Blood Glucose & Ketone Monitoring Systems. Companies well-versed in the healthcare industry and experienced in supplying medical equipment to healthcare institutions would be suitable candidates. For interested businesses, it is essential to align with the requirements specified by Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and be prepared for a limited procurement process with an established supplier.

## Notice

A contract for the supply of Blood Glucose & Ketone Monitoring Systems for Point of Care Testing

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A contract for the supply of Blood Glucose & Ketone Monitoring Systems for Point of Care Testing

### Procurement Information

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHSFT (RUH) intends to award a contract under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii), to Abbott Laboratories Limited, in respect of Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems for Point of Care Testing, for a period of twenty one months. This is to maintain continuation of service delivery and aligns the contract end date for this requirement to the same as North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, while a collaborative requirement is re-tendered as a South 3 collaborative contract, to ensure greater efficiency when procuring services. Abbott Laboratories Limited is the incumbent supplier and the new contract will ensure that the current service is maintained until the re-tender is complete, without risk to patient care or the accumulation of cost and resource pressures. To award another supplier a temporary arrangement of this nature may result in the following:
Trust Turnaround Times and Patient Care: Variations in turnaround while new systems are set up and training of clinical staff is is undertaken. Currently procedures are established and consistent. Risking this could lead to increased Turnaround and delays to diagnosis, and in turn treatment, of patients within the Trust.
IT and Report Transcription: The reporting and interpretation of results is an established process, and staff are familiar with the current processes. 
IT and Documentation: Changing provider will result in additional IT resource and system/document updates that will add to the department's ongoing quality work.
RUH has reviewed the factors described and considers that for the technical reasons listed, awarding Abbott Laboratories Limited is the only reasonable solution as it mitigates the risk of a detrimental effect on the service and the accumulation of preventable cost and resource pressures until the re-tender of the collaborative contract across the Trusts. RUH will observe a 10 day standstill from the date of this notice before entering into a contract with Abbott Laboratories Limited.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022538-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £241,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BATH |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode | BA1 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Newbridge |
| Westminster constituency | Bath |
| Delivery location | TLK15 Wiltshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ABBOTT LABORATORIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 33124131 - Reagent strips
- 33696200 - Blood-testing reagents
- 38434520 - Blood analysers

## Release History

- 3 Aug 2023 at 07:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022538-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.abbott.co.uk
- https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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