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Contract Award

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   BRISTOL
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:225145-2010
Publication Date:   Jul 30, 2010
Buyer:   NHS BLOOD & TRANSPLANT
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   NHS BLOOD & TRANSPLANT
BRISTOL
United Kingdom
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Notice type: 01337 - Contract award
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 146/2010, #225145-2010
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Not applicable
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender
Successful Bidder: NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM A CONTRACT AWARD
DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN
Giles Insurance Brokers Limited
12 Poverest Road, Kent
Orpington
UNITED KINGDOM

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CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
NHS Blood & Transplant
North Bristol Park, Filton
Attn: Richard Athay-Hunt
BS34 7QH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1179217232
E-mail: richard.athay-hunt@nhsbt.nhs.uk
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
National or federal agency/office
Health
Other Special Health Authority
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities No
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
National Contract for the supply of British Bone Marrow Insurance.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance
Services
Service category: No 6
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The British Bone Marrow Registry (BBMR) is a division of NHS Blood and
Transplant.
The requirement is to establish a commercial insurance policy to cover
finally selected stem cell donors against the risks of the donation
procedure. It will provide a mechanism for compensating donors who suffer
an accidental injury, which is not the result of negligence.
Insurers must demonstrate clear knowledge and understanding of the risks
associated with stem cell donation.
The BBMR supports UK and International stem cell transplantation
programmes by recruiting volunteer unrelated donors from the blood donor
population. They are tissue typed and then available to be searched by
accredited Transplant Centres for patients with leukaemia and other blood
disorders. The BBMR recruits potential donors between the ages of 18 and
50. Donors remain on the register until their 60th birthday.
The source of stem cells for first and subsequent donations are from the
Bone Marrow under general anaesthetic, or Peripheral Blood stimulated by
Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF). Subsequent donations may
also include blood lymphocytes.
The BBMR is a member of the World Marrow Donor Association, a network of
International registries who exchange stem cell products throughout the
world. Donors may be recruited anywhere in the UK. All collections are
performed at designated centres in the UK. Donors do not travel overseas.
All donors have a full medical assessment to determine their fitness to
donate. They are consented in accordance with the Human Tissue Act.
The policy will commence on 1.1.2010. The projected number of stem cell
donations in 2010 will be up to 175.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66510000
II.1.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
No
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Technical/ specification. Weighting 29
2. Quality. Weighting 32
3. Delivery performance. Weighting 14
4. Cost. Weighting 25
IV.2.2) An electronic auction has been used
No
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
NHSBT0040/S/SP BBMR Insurance
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT
CONTRACT NO: NHSBT0040/S/SP
TITLE National Contract for the supply of British Bone Marrow Insurance.
V.1) Date of contract award decision:
1.12.2009
V.2) NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:
1
V.3) NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM A CONTRACT
AWARD DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN
Giles Insurance Brokers Limited
12 Poverest Road, Kent
Orpington
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4) INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT
If annual or monthly value number of years 1
V.5) THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED
No
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS
No
VI.3) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
As the UK does not have any such body with responsibility for appeals
procedures please refer to section VI.3.2 below.
VI.3.2) Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: This authority
(NHSBT – NHS Blood and Transplant) will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar
day standstill period at the point information on the award of the
contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful
tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before
the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the
notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and
that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the
expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be
requested from Mrs Shirley Phillips, National Purchasing Manager Estates
and Services, NHS Blood and Transplant, North Bristol Park, Park Way,
Filton, Bristol, BS34 7QH.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully
resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for
aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach
of the rules to take action in the High Court (England). Any such action
must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has
not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award
decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award
damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award
damages.
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
27.7.2010
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