DVLA: Provision of Laboratory Services

UK-Swansea: Pathology services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       DVLA
       Commercial Directorate, C1, Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1792788438, Email: CDMS@dvla.gov.uk
       Contact: Stephanie Leddy
       Main Address: www.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Other type:: Central Government

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Provision of Laboratory Services            
      Reference number: PS/18/200

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         85111800 - Pathology services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The DVLA is seeking to award a contract for the following services to one prime contractor:

- Accurate and confidential urine screen and confirmation services for drugs of abuse and;
- Carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) blood sample screening and confirmation services

The test results of these services will aide DVLA's Drivers Medical department when making driving license decisions.

Suppliers may consider consortiums and or sub-contracting with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery.

DVLA encourages open, fair and transparent procurement and omission from any part of the Department's market engagement exercise shall not be taken into account in any subsequent procurement.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,224,827
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            85111800 - Pathology services.
            85111810 - Blood analysis services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: As in Section II.1.4

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 65
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 35
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: The estimated value of £5,200,000 is inclusive of the extension options


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2018/S 216-493979
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: PS/18/200    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 04/03/2020

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             SYNLAB Laboratory Services Ltd, 03216065
             Unit A1 Gavenny Court, Brecon Road, Abergavenny, NP7 7RX, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKL18
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,224,827
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.Following a successful supplier day in January 2019 a strategic decision was made by DVLA to award a contract for the services to one prime contractor.

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).

However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          DfT
          Longview Road,, Morriston,, Swansea,, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1792788438

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/03/2020