Department of Health and Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

UK

E-bost: FreightContractNotices@dhsc.gov.uk

NUTS: UKI32

Cyfeiriad(au) rhyngrwyd

Prif gyfeiriad: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Cyfeiriad proffil y prynwr: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

II.1.1) Teitl

The Provision of Freight Services for the Supply of Lateral Flow Test Kits for Testing of Covid-19

Cyfeirnod: SJXMNDSAEY77F

II.1.2) Prif god CPV

63521000

II.1.3) Y math o gontract

Gwasanaethau

II.1.4) Disgrifiad byr

The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of Covid-19.

II.1.6) Gwybodaeth am lotiau

Mae’r contract hwn wedi’i rannu’n lotiau: Na

II.1.7) Cyfanswm gwerth y caffaeliad

Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 1 635 000.00 USD

IV.1.1) Y math o weithdrefn

Dyfarnu contract heb gyhoeddi galwad am gystadleuaeth yng Nghyfnodolyn Swyddogol yr Undeb Ewropeaidd ymlaen llaw

Cyfiawnhau'r weithdrefn ddyfarnu a ddewiswyd:

Brys eithafol yn sgil digwyddiadau nad oedd modd i’r awdurdod contractio eu rhagweld ac yn unol â’r amodau llym a nodir yn y gyfarwyddeb

Esboniad

The Government has set out the increase of Covid-19 testing capacity as a cornerstone of its strategy to combat rising rates of infection, suppressing community transmission, savings lives and ultimately supporting societal and economic recovery. Successful validation of an initial range of newly developed Covid-19 lateral flow test kits was completed by the DHSC in September, allowing for orders to be placed to secure a sustainable supply of significant volumes of these products, as a fundamental enabler of the expansion of the testing programme. The supply of these new test kits is currently limited in the face of very high global demand and consequently it was necessary to contract for supply on an ex-works basis for product manufactured in China in order to secure the required quantity of product and prevent gazumping. Where product has be sourced on an ex works basis it is imperative that this product is moved at the earliest opportunity to prevent it being sold to higher bidders. In addition the rising rates of infection in the UK and predicted growth in cases over the coming months, has created an urgent need for these new test kits to support the testing programme in the UK and therefore Air Freight presents the only viable mode for moving product to the UK in time to meet the operational requirements of the testing programme. In light of these factors the contract was awarded to Air Charter Service Ltd to meet the specific urgent need to transport test kits to the UK, utilising flights from Xiamen, China to Doncaster Sheffield during October 2020 The short lead time between validating new test kits and needing these kits in the UK to support the national response to a second wave of Covid-19 cases in the UK, justifies the use of direct award under Regulation 32 provision within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

IV.1.8) Gwybodaeth am Gytundeb Caffael y Llywodraeth (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Ydy

Air Charter services

Air Charter Service Limited

Millbank House, 171-185 Ewell Road

Surbiton

KT6 6AP

UK

NUTS: UK

BBaCh yw’r contractwr: Na

VI.4.1) Corff adolygu