Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2020-12-24
Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 33124000 | 33141625
Estimated value: 100000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2021-01-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Supply of test kits will be provided to a location confirmed by the contracting authority upon invitation to order.
The contracting authority seeks to establish a Dynamic Purchasing system to procure testing kits, technologies, assays or Devices for the monitoring, investigation or analysis of Covid-19 Antibodies.
Economic operators should only apply if they have a testing kit, technology or device designed, manufactured and available for sale. The contracting authority wishes to consider device manufacturers or those with direct access to a manufactured device only. Economic operators must participate in an independent laboratory evaluation of their device and be willing for the results to be published publicly. Public Health England and the National Institute for biological standards and control will operate the independent evaluation on behalf of the contracting authority. Any kits, technologies or devices imported from overseas manufacturers must have all necessary accreditation, approval and support from the respective in-country authorities to export Covid-19 products.
Economic operators must complete a supplier questionnaire to confirm operational and financial resilience, including validated sector experience.
Economic operators must be of good operational and financial standing and provide evidence in response to questions for any deficiencies. It is expected that all economic operators have an established track record in the manufacture, supply and delivery of medical devices.
The device must be CE and or UKCA marked and have validated performance data demonstrating sensitivity and specificity. If the device is imported the economic operator must be in possession of all in-country approvals for export prior to submitting its response.
All awards from the Dynamic Purchasing System will be awarded as supply of goods contracts with performance measures monitoring delivery, quality and value for money metrics of goods supplied.
When orders are issued using the Dynamic Purchasing system, the contracting authority reserves the right to use an eAuction model to distribute requirements across several economic operators.
The contracting authority reserves the right to issue weekly, monthly or quarterly invitations for order in order to meet testing programme requirements.

Eligibility requirements: Economic operators should only apply if they have a testing kit, technology or device designed, manufactured and available for sale. The contracting authority wishes to consider device manufacturers or those with direct access to a manufactured device only. Economic operators must participate in an independent laboratory evaluation of their device and be willing for the results to be published publicly. Public Health England and the National Institute for biological standards and control will operate the independent evaluation on behalf of the contracting authority. Any kits, technologies or devices imported from overseas manufacturers must have all necessary accreditation, approval and support from the respective in-country authorities to export Covid-19 products.

Award value: 100000000