Published date: 14 July 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 April 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£85,000

Procurement reference

MEDDISC001-DN487226-17817336

Published date

14 July 2020

Closing date

12 April 2020

Contract start date

14 April 2020

Contract end date

15 April 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Purchase of robotic microbiological safety cabinets related to the establishment of a Lighthouse laboratory as part of the UK Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In its response to COVID-19 and with only days available, MDC, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, is entering into contracts without competition or advertising the requirement. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and Procurement Policy Note 01/20, the following tests have been met:
• There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency - the response to the COVID-19 consequences needs to be immediate because of public health risks.
• The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseen - the COVID-19 situation is so novel that the consequences are not something that MDC could have predicted.
• It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the Public Contract Regulations (2015) - there is no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation, nor does the MDC have access to an existing commercial agreement such as a framework or dynamic purchasing system.
The situation is not attributable to the MDC - MDC has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.

Award information

Awarded date

13 April 2020

Contract start date

16 April 2020

Contract end date

17 April 2020

Total value of contract

£85,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Contained Air Solutions Ltd

Address

Units B & C, Broadlink, Middleton Junction, Manchester M24 1UB.

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Purchase of robotic microbiological safety cabinets related to the establishment of a Lighthouse laboratory as part of the UK Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In its response to COVID-19 and with only days available, MDC, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, is enteri

About the buyer

Contact name

Kieran McGowan

Address

Block 35, Mereside
Alderley Park
Cheshire
SK10 4TG
England

Telephone

+44 1625708394

Email

Kieran.McGowan@md.catapult.org.uk

Website

https://md.catapult.org.uk/