Estimated Value
Up to £290,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
12 May 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C for Provision of Stem Cell Storage and Destruction Services to Barts NHS Trust. The contract is for the continued provision of Stem Cell Storage and Destruction Services.
The service includes stem cell storage and destruction services. It forms part of the Trust’s pathology framework and ensures continuity of care.
This award is being made under Provider Selection Regime Direct Award C to an existing provider to Barts NHS Trust. The appropriate lifetime value of the contract is £290,000 The contract will be provisioned from 01/06/2025 till 31/08/2026.
Eligibility & compliance
Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 22/05/2025 Any written representations should be made to - victoria.sullivan11@nhs.net Decision makers in this award included: Victoria Sullivan (Procurement Business Partner) Jodi Chapman (Procurement Business Partner) Contract Award to: • Legal Name: Thermo Electron Limited, trading as Fisher Bioservices UK • Company Registration Number: 01735858 • Registered Office Address: 1 Woodside, Bishops Stortford, Herts CM23 5RG • Principal Place of Business: Same as registered office
Regulations cited
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
- Procurement Act 2023
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
Additional details
Award criteria All five PSR Key Criteria have been evaluated and documented internally. Justification for Direct Award under Procedure C: • The provider is the current incumbent and has delivered the service to a high standard. • Their service is fully integrated into the patient care pathway. • The service has been demonstrated to be value for money. • No alternative provider is likely to offer better outcomes on quality, value, or integration. • All five PSR Key Criteria have been evaluated and documented internally. • Samples cannot be moved Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations - Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023.
Explanation: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded.
This notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
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12 May 2025
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