Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-11-02
Buyer: NHS Supply Chain acting as agent for Supply Chain Coordination Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33124130 | 51410000 | 72212180 | 85148000
Estimated value: 20000000000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Pathology and Point of Care Testing, Associated Equipment, Instruments, Consumables and Accessories and Managed Services
NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive framework agreement for the supply to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the E-Direct/Direct Route of pathology and point of care testing, associated equipment, instruments, consumables, accessories and managed services.
Lot 1: Pathology and Point of Care Testing, Associated Equipment, Instruments, Consumables, Accessories(Capital, Reagent, Reagent Rental and Primary Contractor Managed Services.
Pathology and Point of Care Testing, Associated Equipment, Instruments, Consumables, Accessories (Capital, Reagent, Reagent Rental and Primary Contractor Managed Services)
NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive framework agreement for the supply to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the E-Direct/Direct Route of pathology and point of care testing, associated equipment, instruments, consumables, accessories and managed services.
Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure estimated value excluding VAT GBP 15 000 000 000.00 over the lifetime of this framework agreement however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the framework agreement.
NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive framework agreement for the supply to the NHS Supply Chain customer base via the E-Direct/Direct Route of pathology and point of care testing, associated equipment, instruments, consumables, accessories and managed services.
Lot 1: Pathology and Point of Care Testing, Associated Equipment, Instruments, Consumables, Accessories
Lot 2: Managed Services Category (Primary Contractor refer to 18. List of Definitions and Interpretations).
Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure estimated value excluding VAT GBP 5 000 000 000.00 over the lifetime of this framework agreement however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the framework agreement.
Pathology and Point of Care Testing, Associated Equipment, Instruments, Consumables and Accessories and Managed Services
While there is no commitment to any value of spend on a framework agreement it has become apparent since contract notice publication that spend is likely to exceed the estimated framework value stated in the contract notice.
This is mainly due to the pandemic situation resulting in an immediate overall increased spend in support of Covid-19 testing programme. Future value of spend and procurement route for this programme over the term of the framework agreement cannot be accurately forecast at the time of award publication and the revised value published includes a high-end estimate of this value.
In addition, there are further impacts of Covid-19 on the pathology and diagnostics market which may result in an overall increase in spend in the market as demand for services increases. This impact cannot be accurately forecast at the time of award and the revised value published included a high-end estimate of this value.


Winner: AB Scientific Ltd
Award value: 20000000000
Number of bids: 100