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title: "Consolidation of All Wales Medical Genomics Service Illumina Maintenance Contracts"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04226b"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04226b.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
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published: "2023-12-07"
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# Consolidation of All Wales Medical Genomics Service Illumina Maintenance Contracts

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04226b

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the consolidation of Illumina Cambridge Maintenance Contracts for the All-Wales Medical Genomics Service within the Cardiff and Vale Health Board. The contracting authority, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, has awarded the contract to Illumina Cambridge Ltd. The tender was conducted via a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication. The total contract value is £762,030.23 GBP, with the contract signed on 6th December 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses operating in the medical and precision equipment maintenance industry. Companies providing service support plans for Illumina machines would be well-suited to compete. The procurement stage has reached the award phase, indicating that the contract is active. The contract duration spans thirty-six months, starting in the 2024/25 financial year. Businesses interested in providing maintenance services for genomics equipment should consider engaging with NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services for future opportunities.

## Notice

The consolidation of Illumina Cambridge Maintenance contracts. Providing full service support plans for nine machines manufactured by Illumina Cambridge.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The consolidation of Illumina Cambridge Maintenance Contracts, on equipment owned by the All-Wales Medical Genomics Service based within the Cardiff and Vale Health Board. Incumbent supplier Illumina Cambridge are the only viable option for the maintenance of their machines, hence this procurement will be a single award. The consolidation of the maintenance contracts will provide continuity going forward and one start date for a new combined contract. The below maintenance contracts will be consolidated for the 2024/25 financial year and run for a total of thirty-six months: NovaSeq 6000 Support plan x2 NextSeq 550 Support plan x2 VeriSeq Nipt analysis support plan x2 Dragen Server Support plan x1 MiSeq support plan x2 Additional information: To ensure contractual arrangements remain in place to maintain the continuity of this critical service, the Authority intends to use the procedure without prior publication in accordance with the use of Public Contract Regulations 2015 32 (2)(b)(ii) and (iii), competition is absent for technical reasons and (2) (b)(iii) - the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

### Procurement Information

The award for the consolidation of maintenance contracts provided by Illumina Cambridge are the incumbent supplier of the service carried out for the Cardiff & Vale Health Board. Providing one clear start date for maintenance contracts provided by supplier Illumina Cambridge going into the 2024/25 financial year. Hence no call for prior competition was made to the wider European market.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036090-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 7 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £762,030 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

## Release History

- 7 Dec 2023 at 14:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036090-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=137120
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

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