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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/11/2017

External Reference: 2017-038954

TED Reference: 2017/S 222-461282

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Irish Blood Transfusion Service
N/A
National Blood Centre, James's Street
Dublin D08 NH5R
Dublin
IE
Contact person: Paul Behan
Telephone: +353 14322846
E-mail: paul.behan@ibts.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.giveblood.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1186

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

fully automated Individual Donation Nucleic Acid Amplification Technology (NAT) Testing System
Reference number:  IBTS/010/2017
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

33696200  -  Blood-testing reagents
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

A fully automated system for performing individual donation (ID)- Nucleic Acid Amplification Technology (NAT) testing of IBTS donations in human plasma. The NAT laboratory currently tests approximately 150,000 donations/samples annually. HIV RNA, HCV RNA and HBV DNA NAT testing of IBTS donations and samples in individual donation format. In addition, the system must perform ID-NAT testing for Hepatitis E virus (HEV) and West Nile Virus (WNV) RNA, and future capability for NAT testing of additional viral markers on the proposed system testing platform e.g. Zika virus testing.
The ID-NAT Testing system will include testing reagents, consumables, equipment, operating software, servicing and maintenance.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  7485000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

33696500  -  Laboratory reagents
38434520  -  Blood analysers
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

A fully automated system for performing individual donation (ID)- Nucleic Acid Amplification Technology (NAT) testing of IBTS donations in human plasma. The NAT laboratory currently tests approximately 150,000 donations/samples annually. HIV RNA, HCV RNA and HBV DNA NAT testing of IBTS donations and samples in individual donation format. In addition, the system must perform ID-NAT testing for Hepatitis E virus (HEV) and West Nile Virus (WNV) RNA, and future capability for NAT testing of additional viral markers on the proposed system testing platform e.g. Zika virus testing.
The ID-NAT Testing system will include testing reagents, consumables, equipment, operating software, servicing and maintenance.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Compliance with User Requirement Specification  /  Weighting:  14
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  6
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
Option to extend Contract for 12 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

The effective contract start date will be from successful validation of equipment and consumables

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the 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: 2017/S 072-136779

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: fully automated Individual Donation Nucleic Acid Amplification Technology (NAT) Testing System

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

11/13/2017
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

GRIFOLS
ES-A61411500
AVDA. GENERALITAT, 152
SANT CUGAT DEL VALLES
08174
ES
E-mail: gemma.tarancon@grifols.com
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.grifols.com

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  7485000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Remedies Directive applies
Dublin
IE

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Remedies Directive applies
Dublin
IE