Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT12 6HU
UK
E-mail: palsgransha.sourcing@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Donation and Patient Testing - Automated Red Cell Immunohaematology
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33696200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Donation and Patient Testing - Automated Red Cell Immunohaematology
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 092 035.63
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33696100
38434520
85111810
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Donation and Patient Testing - Automated Red Cell Immunohaematology
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The option to extend for any periods up to and including 36 months
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This contract is by a Central Purchasing Body, operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service NIBTS. The value stated in II.1.7 is the Award Value over 7 years i.e. excluding the 36 month extension options. The Award Value of the initial 7-year contract period plus the 36-month extension is £5845765.19
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2014/S 208-368524
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MEDICAL SUPPLY CO. LTD
Damastown Industrial Estate
Dublin
d15
IE
Telephone: +353 18224222
E-mail: info@medical-supply.ie
Fax: +353 18224100
NUTS: IE
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 092 035.63
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by the Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1. The total procurement value is £4092035.63 as stated in II.1.7. The initial contract period of 7 years is £4092035.63 .Should the option of an additional 36 months extension be utilised the approximate spend is £5845765.19. None of the figures above represent a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Business Services Organisation, PaLS
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT12 6HU
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/02/2025