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Illumina NovaSeq 6000 and X Plus consumables and reagents Consumables and Services

Solicitation number BCPHSA 12658

Publication date

Closing date and time 2023/10/11 17:00 EDT


    Description
    Notice of Intent to Direct Award

    Issued: September 29, 2023
    File # PHSA 12658
    NOI Title: Illumina NovaSeq 6000 and X Plus consumables and reagents Consumables and Services
    Provincial Health Services Authority

    Notice is hereby given that Provincial Health Services Authority (the “Health Authority”) intends to directly award a non-volume commitment contract to the following supplier to provide continued supply of Illumina NovaSeq 6000 and X Plus consumables and reagents Consumables and Services for BC Cancer Research centre for a term of one (1) year at an estimated value of $4.3M.

    Illumina Canada
    1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 2010
    Vancouver, BC, Canada

    V6E 3P3

    In accordance with applicable trade agreements, PHSA has chosen not to proceed with a competitive process for the following reason:
    • the goods or services can be supplied only by the selected supplier and no alternative or substitute exists for the following reason:
    1. to ensure compatibility with existing products/systems
    BC Cancer Research Institute is utilizing  Illumina NovaSeq 6000 and X Plus instrument, along with their proprietary reagent/assay consumables and services. To support the ongoing DNA/RNA preparation and to sequence of the existing system, the Health Authority require the continued supply of these proprietary consumables and service. As the sole manufacturer and distributor of these platforms in Canada, Illumina is the only vendor able to provide these proprietary reagents, consumables and services and, as such, no alternative exists.
    Vendors who wish to challenge this decision should submit a detailed written objection for the attention of Fran Zhang by email to fran.zhang@phsa.ca before 2:00pm Pacific Time, October 11, 2023. PHSA will review any and all issues received by this date and provide due consideration to each objection.  
    Please Reference File: # PHSA 9648 on all written correspondence.

    Fran Zhang
    Buyer – Lab & MI Category – Procurement  
    Provincial Health Services Authority
    1795 Willingdon Avenue,
    Burnaby, BC V5C 6E3
    Phone: 604-297-9152  
    Email: fran.zhang@phsa.ca   Web: www.phsa.ca
     

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    Organization
    Provincial Health Services Authority (Incl. BCCSS)
    Address
    1795 Willingdon Ave
    Burnaby, British Columbia, V5C 6E3
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    fran zhang
    Email
    fran.zhang@phsa.ca
    Address
    1795 Willingdon Ave
    Burnaby, British Columbia,
    Canada
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