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title: "Maintenance and Consumables for Cobas Analyser"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-121310"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP"
published: "2023-01-09"
---

# Maintenance and Consumables for Cobas Analyser

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-121310

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, located in Cardiff, UK, is seeking to award a contract for Maintenance and Consumables for Roche Cobas analysers. This procurement process, currently in the award stage, involves providing consumables for the specified analysers, maintenance services, and training for Weqas staff. Key details include a contract duration of 2 years with a potential one-year extension. The deadline for submitting bids has passed, and the contract was signed on 10th October 2022 with a value of £300,000.

This public procurement offers business growth opportunities for firms specializing in healthcare equipment maintenance and consumables. Companies with expertise in providing quality assurance programmes in laboratory medicine, specifically for Roche Cobas analysers, are well-suited to compete. The procurement method used was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, based on the rationale outlined in the VEAT notice. Businesses with a focus on the health industry category and experience in delivering comprehensive maintenance services in the UK market would find this tender suitable for their growth strategies.

## Notice

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership who are hosted by Velindre NHS Trust acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board wished to inform the market that they intended to award a contract for the provision of Maintenance and Consumables for Weqas' Roche Cobas 6000 (Cobas c 501 and Cobas e 601) analysers.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Weqas is one of the largest External Quality Assessment providers in the UK, with over 50 years of experience in delivering global Quality Assurance Programmes in Laboratory Medicine. The contract includes; a) provision of consumables for Roche Cobas 6000 (Cobas c 501 and Cobas e 601). It should be noted that it is anticipated that some consumable will be upgraded to newer versions during the life of the contract; the old versions of such consumables are expected to be seamlessly swapped out for the new versions at no extra cost. b) Maintenance as an annual fully comprehensive service c) Training days for up to 5 Weqas staff on the use of the Cobas 6000. The contract duration will be 2 years with an option to extend for a further one year period.

### Procurement Information

As outlined in the VEAT notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=121310 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 May 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 | £300,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP |
| 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 | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33140000 - Medical consumables

## Release History

- 9 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=121310
- 13 May 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=121310

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY397766
  Maintenance and Consumables for Cobas Analyser - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership who are hosted by Velindre NHS Trust acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board wish to inform the market that they intend to award a contract for the provision of Maintenance and Consumables for Weqas' Roche Cobas 6000 (Cobas c 501 and Cobas e 601) analysers.
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN423525
  Maintenance and Consumables for Cobas Analyser - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership who are hosted by Velindre NHS Trust acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board wished to inform the market that they intended to award a contract for the provision of Maintenance and Consumables for Weqas' Roche Cobas 6000 (Cobas c 501 and Cobas e 601) analysers.

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-121310

## Provenance

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